all about aspace
TRANSCRIPT
all about ASpaceImplementing ArchivesSpace at the Bancroft Library
Kate TaskerDigital Archivist
The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
[email protected]@kate_tasker
2
The Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley1 of 20 campus librariesOne of largest special
collections libraries in U.S.60 mil. manuscript
items (60,000 LF)8.2 mil. photographs &
pictorial materials600,000+ volumes86,000 microforms25,000 maps24.4 TB of digital
collections
3
“…because you know we’re all about ASpace”
all levels Comprehensi
ve collection management system
Accessions, Resources, Events, Digital Objects archivesspace.o
rg
4
“…yeah, it’s pretty clear, what we had to do”
migrate, migrate: a database or twoLegacy MySQL database (“ECMS”)
~14,800 collection records ~15,000 format records
XML finding aids: ~1286Assorted legacy records
5
“…all the right fields in all the right places”
MappingArchivesSpace technical documentation:
http://www.archivesspace.org/importexport
Decide what ECMS data to migrate
Policy decisions on ASpace field definitions and use
Match ECMS data with most appropriate ASpace field
Define any necessary transformations
12
“…next up for us is to worry about the files…” (EAD)
1,286 XML files Various encoding methods323 with Digital Archival Object elements
<dao>22 successfully imported so far…
14
“you’ll be all about ASpace: no trouble”
Your migration is only as good as your source dataData clean-up very important!
Need knowledge of data mapping and/or help from technical staff
Let migration inform future practices and local standards
Development is ongoing; be prepared to be flexible
15
4. Questions?
Kate Tasker, The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
510-643-2886
@kate_tasker