[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Location of finding aids

[Emma Jolley]

Dear Brad and Patti

At the National Library of Australia we read your post relating to the availability of PDF versions of finding aids with great interest.

We are currently trialing ArchivesSpace as a replacement for Archivists' Toolkit, which we have been using as our collection management system for archival material since 2008.  Our users (both Library staff and researchers) rely heavily on the PDF finding aids that we are currently able to generate from Archivists' Toolkit.  These documents have the benefits of human-readability, portability and printability that are essential to facilitating use of our collections, and we see it as one of the requirements prior to our proceeding with the move from Archivists' Toolkit to ArchivesSpace.

Happy to provide more information if needed.

Best wishes from Australia

Emma, Megan and Douglas

Emma Jolley
Curator of Digital Archives
Pictures & Manuscripts Branch
National Library of Australia
Canberra ACT
Australia


From: archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org [mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] On Behalf Of Patti Bowers
Sent: Thursday, 12 June 2014 11:31 PM
To: Archivesspace Users Group
Subject: Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Location of finding aids

Thanks, Brad.

Patti Bowers, Director of Technical Services
Spartanburg County Public Libraries
151 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864)596-3500
www.infodepot.org<http://www.infodepot.org>
"Any opinions expressed are those of the individual and may not reflect the opinions or policies of the Spartanburg County Public Libraries."

From: archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org<mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org> [mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] On Behalf Of Brad Westbrook
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 8:58 AM
To: Archivesspace Users Group
Subject: Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Location of finding aids

Hi, Patti,

At present, ArchivesSpace is limited to providing the "finding aid" for a resource as a collection description accessible via the public interface.  The option to export an EAD is for contributing the exported EAD to an EAD database such as the Online Archive of California for organizations in California or Texas Archival Resources Online for organizations in Texas.  Such databases typically have a defined process for ingesting EADs and rendering them (via stylesheets) for the public.

That said, we intend to provide in the public interface (and probably the staff interface) the option to generate a PDF version (and possibly HTML version) of a resource description.  See the user story at https://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/68379222; the story has not yet been scheduled for action.

Brad W.

Bradley D. Westbrook
Program Manager
brad.westbrook at lyrasis.org<mailto:brad at archivesspace.org>
800.999.8558 x2910
678.235.2910
bradley_d_westbrook (Skype)
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From: archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org<mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org> [mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] On Behalf Of Patti Bowers
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 3:40 PM
To: 'archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org'
Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Location of finding aids

Hi, all-

We're just getting started with ArchivesSpace and have no legacy finding aids-In fact, no finding aids at all, and we're trying to figure out how to turn an EAD encoded document into a finding aid.  When you export your resource as an EAD document, where does it go (at your institution) and how do you create access to it as a finding aid?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Patti

Patti Bowers, Director of Technical Services
Spartanburg County Public Libraries
151 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864)596-3500
www.infodepot.org<http://www.infodepot.org>
"Any opinions expressed are those of the individual and may not reflect the opinions or policies of the Spartanburg County Public Libraries."

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