[Archivesspace_Users_Group] ArchivesSpace and Diacritics

[Chris S. Ervin]

Hi Nicole,

 

I recommend reviewing Elizabeth Dunham and Xaviera Flores's excellent
article in American Archivist, Volume 77, Issue 2 (Fall/Winter 2014), pages
499-509, titled Breaking the Language Barrier: Describing Chicano Archives
with Bilingual Finding Aids. Their article does not specifically discuss
ArchivesSpace, but having just presented at SAA 2015 with Elizabeth I am
aware she has implemented ASpace at Arizona State University's Archives and
Special Collections.

 

Here's the abstract of the article:

 

As American society becomes more diverse, archivists increasingly work with
multilingual collections and patrons. In Arizona, this situation occurs most
frequently with materials created by individuals and communities using
Spanish as their primary language. This case study discusses Arizona State
University's creation of English and Spanish finding aids for six
collections processed as part of a Council on Library and Information
Resources grant. It describes the process of creating a Spanish finding aid
template; reviews the challenges encountered and solutions designed while
translating, encoding, and publishing Spanish guides; and analyzes use of
the final documents.

 

Best

 

Chris

 

Chris S. Ervin

Archivist

Mojave Desert Archives

cservin at mdhca.org

 

 

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Of Smeltekop, Nicole
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 6:37 AM
To: Archivesspace Users Group
Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] ArchivesSpace and Diacritics

 

Hi all,

 

We just received a collection that includes a lot of material in Spanish.
Do any of you have experience with how ASpace handles diacritics? I searched
the listserv archives, but didn't see too much.  

 

A plug-in for dropdown diacritic options would be awesome.like how
cataloging software handles it. Otherwise, are people copying and pasting
for Word or another program that allows for diacritic input?

 

Thank you!

 

-Nicole

 

Nicole Garrett Smeltekop

Special Materials Catalog Librarian

Michigan State University Libraries

366 W. Circle Drive, Room W108C

East Lansing, MI 48824

517-884-0818

nicole at msu.edu

 

 

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