ArchivesSpace is announcing the availability of v2.8.1. You can download it at https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/releases/tag/v2.8.1. This release includes improvements to the spreadsheet importer, additional settable record type preferences, some bug fixes and small feature improvements, and a number of infrastructure upgrades. Included among these are some performance, indexer, and small backend and staff interface improvements courtesy of … Read More
The Latest from ArchivesSpace and Our Community
Release Candidate Available – ArchivesSpace v2.8.1-RC1
The ArchivesSpace team is pleased to announce a release candidate, v2.8.0-RC1. You can download it at https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/releases/tag/v2.8.1-RC1 or test it out without downloading at http://test.archivesspace.org/staff (username admin /password admin). This release candidate includes improvements to the spreadsheet importer, additional settable record type preferences, some bug fixes and small feature improvements, additional translations for the public … Read More
ArchivesSpace Open Community Call – November 11 at 2pm ET (11am PT)
Please join us for our next community Zoom call on November 11, 2020 at 2-3pm ET (11-noon PT). This is an opportunity to hear updates from each other and encourage group discussion. This is a space to surface news, ideas, and challenges. This might be an especially good chance to talk about non-technical questions or … Read More
ArchivesSpace Update – October 2020
Development We’re finishing up the next release and expect to have a release candidate by early next week. ArchivesSpace 2.8.1 will include improvements to the spreadsheet importer, additional settable record type preferences, bug fixes and small feature improvements, and infrastructure upgrades. It will also include some performance, indexer, and small backend and staff interface improvements … Read More
Announcing the ArchivesSpace annual report for 2019/2020
The ArchivesSpace team is pleased to share the ArchivesSpace annual report covering the 2019/2020 membership term. This year’s streamlined report highlights some major themes of our activities last year. Thanks to all of our members for all you’ve done and do to sustain and move the application and the community forward, even in especially challenging … Read More
ArchivesSpace Update – September 2020
Development We’re continuing to work toward the next release of ArchivesSpace. The major focus of work right now is finishing up expanding the agents module. We’re also working on enhancements to the spreadsheet importer, reviewing some substantial community pull requests, and gem upgrades. Position Announcement: ArchivesSpace Technical Lead We are seeking an energetic and collaborative … Read More
Position Announcement: ArchivesSpace Technical Lead
We are seeking the next energetic and collaborative Technical Lead for ArchivesSpace, an open-source, archives information management web application designed for managing descriptive information about archives, manuscripts, and digital objects. (http://www.archivesspace.org/) The Technical Lead is responsible for oversight, management, and development of the ArchivesSpace application, a large open source software platform used by people around … Read More
ArchivesSpace Hacktoberfest 2020
This October, ArchivesSpace will be participating in Hacktoberfest, a month-long celebration of open source software run by DigitalOcean. Hacktoberfest is open to anyone who contributes pull requests to participating open source repositories on GitHub. Whether you’re new to ArchivesSpace development or a long-time contributor, we encourage you to get involved. No specific background or skill … Read More
Integrations with ArchivesSpace Webinar Series: ArchivesSpace and CollectionSpace
Webinar Recording Webinar Q&A Christine Di Bella Presentation Slides Linda Colet Presentation Slides The next webinar in the Integrations with ArchivesSpace series will be Wednesday, September 16, at 2pm ET. Each webinar in this series highlights an integration with another application used in archives that ArchivesSpace members have worked on or requested. Our tenth webinar … Read More
ArchivesSpace Update – August 2020
Development We’re working on the next version of ArchivesSpace, which will come out later in the year. The major focus of work right now is finishing up expanding the agents module. We’re also working on enhancements to the spreadsheet importer, reviewing some substantial community pull requests, and gem upgrades. If you upgraded to 2.8.0, please … Read More