Overview: OASIS
About OASIS
Participating Repositories
About OASIS
OASIS -- the Online Archival Search Information System -- is a union catalog of finding aids created by archival and manuscript repositories at Harvard.
Finding aids are detailed descriptions of the contents of archival and manuscript collections, usually including an inventory describing the individual items in the collection and background information that puts the collection in a context.
OASIS finding aids are marked up in XML using the Encoded Archival Description (EAD). See a sample finding aid: Alcott family. Papers, 1830-1888: Guide.
More information and links:
- Link to the OASIS Catalog
- Link to a sample finding aid: Alcott family. Papers, 1830-1888: Guide
- OASIS history
Participating repositories
Over 20 Harvard repositories have contributed finding aids to OASIS. A list of contributors is available on the OASIS home page and a list of repository contacts is available on the OASIS Liaisons page.
Any Harvard repository can contribute finding aids to OASIS. Interested parties should review participation procedures and contact the OASIS Working Group.
More information and links:
- See list of liaisons from participating repositories.
- See OASIS participation procedures.