MIGRATION TOOLS & DATA MAPPING
Many considering ArchivesSpace will already be using a different archival information management system. Even if you haven’t used another software application before for this purpose, you likely have paper or electronic finding aids, accession records or other ways (sometimes many different ways) your archives has managed your collection information to this point. It’s important when considering any software application that you know how much control you will have of your data and how you will be able to move it in and out of the system.
ArchivesSpace offers a number of different pathways for getting data into or out of ArchivesSpace. Some can be accessed from within the ArchivesSpace application while others may require additional technical knowledge or assistance from a system administrator. For any of the pathways, knowing how your data maps to ArchivesSpace, or how your data in ArchivesSpace maps to its intended destination, is key.
The following migration resources below are provided freely to all in the ArchivesSpace community. Members also have access to additional resources that draw on the vast experience of community members in making the move to ArchivesSpace and working across systems. Contact ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org for more information.
Archivists' Toolkit:
- AT migration plugin
- AT migration source code
- AT migration tool instructions
- AT migration mapping (for 2.x versions of the tool and ArchivesSpace) - click the Download button
- User Screencasts:
- Migrating from Archivists' Toolkit to ArchivesSpace Using the AT to AS Migration Plugin: Pre-migration
- Migrating from Archivists' Toolkit to ArchivesSpace Using the AT to AS Migration Plugin: Migration
- Migrating from Archivists' Toolkit to ArchivesSpace Using the AT to AS Migration Plugin: Post-migration
Older information
- AT migration guidelines (for migrations using the original migration tool through version 1.4.2; only supports migrations to version 1.4.2 or lower of ArchivesSpace)
- AT migration mapping (for migrations through version 1.4.2 or lower of the tool and ArchivesSpace)
Archon:
- Archon migration tool
- Archon migration source code
- Archon migration tool instructions
- Archon migration mapping (for 2.x versions of the tool and ArchivesSpace)
Older Information
- refactored Archon migration plugin
- information about refactoring project
- previous Archon migration plugin
- Plugin read me text
- Archon migration guidelines
- Archon migration mapping
Data Import and Export Maps
Except when noted, maps and templates are for the most current version of ArchivesSpace. You may see small differences when using an earlier version of ArchivesSpace.
- Accession CSV Map
- Accession CSV Template
- Archival Objects from Excel or CSV with Load Via Spreadsheet (bulk updater templates for ArchivesSpace v2.8.1 and later)
- Assessment CSV Template
- Digital Object CSV Map
- Digital Object CSV Template
- Location Record CSV Template
- Digital Objects Export Maps
- EAD Import / Export Map
- (newly reviewed) MARCXML Import Map
- MARCXML Export Map
- (new for v3.0.0) MARCXML Authority Import/Export Map
- (new for v3.0.0) EAC-CPF Import/Export Map
OAI-PMH-only maps
Most of our OAI-PMH responses are based on the export maps above, but there are a few that are only available through OAI-PMH