Schemata and Tag Library

EAC-CPF 2.0

Schema Version 2.0 (2022-08-03)

W3C XML-Schema: https://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/v2/eac.xsd

Relax NG Schema XML: https://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/v2/eac.rng

Schematron: https://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/v2/eac.sch)

Infos on validation with Schematon

Tag Library

If you are interested in translating EAC-CPF documentation, or if you would like to provide or update a link to a translation, please see TS-EAS’ Guidelines for the Translation of Tag Libraries for more information.

For any issues concerning either EAC-CPF or EAD, the TS-EAS provides an issue form for your reports. Please find additional information in: Community and Support.

Best Practice Guide

Best Practice Guide is a resource that describes and provides explanations and examples of complex encodings and concepts in EAC-CPF and prospectively EAD. It is intended to be a growing resource that will be built on and developed over time based on user community feedback and as use cases emerge.

Examples of EAC-CPF records

EAC-CPF 2.0 revision notes

For any information on history and methodology of the revision, participants and more information see our EAC-CPF 2.0 background pages.

EAC-CPF Schemata superseded

EAC-CPF Schema 2010

Schema Version Revised (2018-12-01)

W3C XML-Schema: http://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/cpf.xsd

Relax NG Schema XML: http://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/cpf.rng

Tag Library
Translated Tag Libraries

Members of the archival community have taken the time to translate EAC-CPF documentation:

Examples of EAC-CPF records

Examples for the EAC-CPF schema 2010

Schema Version 2010-03-01

W3C XML-Schema:http://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/cpf20100301.xsd

Relax NG Schema XML:http://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/cpf20100301.rng

Relax NG Schema XML Compact:http://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/cpf20100301.rnc

Schema Version 2004-08-09

W3C XML-Schema: http://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/cpf2004v01.xsd

Relax NG Schema XML: http://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/schema/cpf2004v01.rng

Note: Please find additional examples on the preliminary website at http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/eac/, which has been replaced in 2008 by http://eac.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de.