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Running from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 2, the Member Forum program will be split into two half-day segments. Attendees may attend one or both of the segments. Box lunches will be available for people attending both segments.
9:00 a.m. to noon: hands-on workshops
noon to 1:00: box lunches available for people staying for both the morning and afternoon programs
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.: afternoon activities including:
- Board and program update
- Two 75-minute session blocks
- Opportunities to mix and mingle with fellow ArchivesSpace members
Registration
Online registration via EventBrite will open at the end of May.
PlannedWorkshops
Creating and Managing Digital Object Records in ArchivesSpace - While ArchivesSpace is not a digital asset management system, it does provide functionality for creating and managing essential metadata for your digital materials, and to manage it in the same system as your physical collection materials. Learn more about the Digital Objects module of ArchivesSpace through instruction and hands-on exercises.
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Developing Simple Plug-ins to Customize Your ArchivesSpace Experience - Would you like to change the colors in your public interface, modify the way a particular EAD tag imports, or add some basic, repository-specific functionality to your ArchivesSpace installation? Plugins may be the answer - and you don't have to be a programmer to build them. In this workshop, learn more about the plugin architecture of ArchivesSpace and how archivists and developers can work together to identify, build, refine and improve plugins to make ArchivesSpace meet local needs.
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Sessions
How Does ArchivesSpace Work for You? (lightning round) – What have you found to make ArchivesSpace work especially well for you? Have you found an unusual or unexpected use for ArchivesSpace in your repository? Do you have workflows or data entry methods that streamline your work? Come share tips, tricks, and ideas!
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