the archivists’ toolkit: streamlining production and standardizing archival information
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The Archivists’ Toolkit: Streamlining Production and Standardizing Archival Information. DLF Presentation 11 April 2006 Bradley Westbrook, UCSD Lee Mandell, NYU Jason Varghese, NYU. Overview. Brief project update Ingest function for legacy data Application demonstration - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Archivists’ Toolkit:Streamlining Production and Standardizing
Archival Information
DLF Presentation11 April 2006
Bradley Westbrook, UCSD
Lee Mandell, NYU
Jason Varghese, NYU
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Overview
• Brief project update
• Ingest function for legacy data
• Application demonstration
• Outstanding issues / future development
• Questions
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Brief Project Update
• Project status– Fact sheet– Revision of specification – Building of application– No cost extension
• Project objectives– Promote standardization of archival information– Create workflow efficiency
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Ingesting Legacy Data
• EAD 2002• MARC XML
– parent records– access headings
• Names records– EAC– MADS
• Subjects• Accessions
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EAD Ingest
• Data Model – ISAD-G– DACS
• Support for EAD elements
• Mapping EAD elements to AT element
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EAD Ingest (continued)
• Java API for XML Binding (JAXB)- binding classes for all EAD elements- EAD DTD- EAD XSD
• Mapping between AT Java classes to JAXB classes
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Sacrifice
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Technical Information• Developed with mySQL• Will work with many SQL databases both open
source and commercial– Partial list: DB2, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase,
Microsoft SQL Server, Informix, Ingres ...
• Java desktop client• Client and database can be installed on the same
computer or on different computers.– Single machine configuration– Local network configuration– Wide area network configuration
• Open Source
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Architecture
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A Live Demonstration
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Issues and Future Development• Issues
– Planning for sustainability
• Development– Improve functionality of built
areas
– Add new functional areas• User registration and use tracking• Right’s Management
– Interoperating with digital repositories
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http://archiviststoolkit.org/