The files needed to create TARO compliant EAD finding aids can be downloaded from this link.

The download includes:

TARO Best Practices Guidelines (updated August 2022) -- a pdf document describing EAD encoding guidelines for TARO compliance

ead.xsd                                                             -- rules file for EAD, so that an XML editor can check the XML for validity

xlink.xsd                                                            -- a buddy file for ead.xsd, relating to how links (URLs) are handled in the XML

schema2.xsl                                                      -- a TARO stylesheet to be used in the XML editor for HTML preview purposes

TARO2_EADSchemaTemplate.xml                     -- a blank template of EAD XML (useful for filling in to create new finding aids)

TARO2_EADSchemaTemplate.html                    -- html version of the .xml template

TARO2_EADExample_1.xml                              -- an example complete EAD XML file

TARO2_EADExample_2.xml                              -- an example complete EAD XML file

TARO2_EADExample_3.xml                              -- an example complete EAD XML file