Whether working from home for the first time, as remote working pros, or as onsite staff, most of us are doing our jobs under much different conditions than usual. As a browser based system you can access from anywhere, the ArchivesSpace application may offer a sense of archival normalcy as we each adjust. And with … Read More
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ArchivesSpace in this difficult time
It’s an understatement to say that we are living and working through times that many of us never expected. We hope that everyone is safe and urge everyone to do whatever they need to keep themselves and their loved ones safe and healthy. That said, we recognize that continuing to help the communities we each … Read More
User Insights: Arr-chivesSpace Migration Update from East Carolina University
Over the past two years, the East Carolina University Pirates have engaged in a large-scale migration project to evaluate, prep, and load data from several dispersed databases into ArchivesSpace. ECU has shared the journey, from careening data to sailing into production. By regularly posting their progress ECU aimed to empower you, the ArchivesSpace community, to know that … Read More
ArchivesSpace Open Members Call – January 22, 2-3pm ET (11-noon PT)
Please join us for our next community members open call via Zoom on January 22 at 2-3pm ET (11-noon PT). This is an opportunity to talk informally about ideas you’ve had, challenges you’ve encountered, or news you’d like to share. During this call the Development Prioritization sub-team of our User Advisory Council will summarize the … Read More
New Listserv for Small Archives and Lone Arrangers Using ArchivesSpace!
We are pleased to announce the creation of a new ArchivesSpace listserv dedicated to the needs and conversations of ArchivesSpace users who are lone arrangers or working at small archives. You do not need to be from an institution at the Very Small or Small membership level to participate in this listserv, and those from the … Read More
All About Community: Kansas City Regional Forum
Contributed by: Marcella Huggard, Manuscripts Coordinator, University of Kansas Everything’s Up-to-Date at the Kansas City Regional Forum The Kansas City Regional Forum took place on November 30, 2018 at the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence, Missouri. Program information is available on the wiki program page. Hosting a regional forum As soon as Christine Kim mentioned … Read More
All About Community: ArchivesSpace User Advisory Technical Advisory Council Testing sub-team
Contributed by: Brittany Newberry, Processing Archivist, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Overview The Testing sub-team is charged with the testing of features and bug fixes of the ArchivesSpace application prior to new releases of ArchivesSpace. The sub-team is a cross-council sub-team that is made up of members of the ArchivesSpace User Advisory and Technical … Read More
All About Community: User Documentation sub-team
Contributed by: John Zarrillo, Senior Archivist, New York University The Documentation sub-team of the ArchivesSpace Users Advisory Council is charged with writing and updating documentation to assist users of the ArchivesSpace application. This includes the online User Manual, screencasts, and video tutorials. Our goal is to assist all ArchivesSpace users, regardless of technical expertise. The … Read More
All About Community: Awesome ArchivesSpace Ad Hoc Working Group
Contributed by: Maggie Hughes, Collections Data Archivist, UCLA Earlier this month, we announced a new resource for the ASpace community: Awesome ArchivesSpace https://github.com/archivesspace/awesome-archivesspace. Awesome ArchivesSpace is an awesome list. It points to resources (code, blog posts, slide decks, journal articles — anything with a URL, really) regarding ArchivesSpace created by the community that are dispersed around the … Read More
All About Community: Technical Documentation sub-team
Contributed by: Scott Hanrath, Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Discovery Services, University of Kansas Libraries The Technical Documentation sub-team of the ArchivesSpace Technical Advisory Council (TAC) seeks to make sure that the technical documentation for ArchivesSpace meets the needs of the community. The technical documentation is intended to help developers and IT staff install, … Read More