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Location: Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center, Atlanta, GA
(thank you to ArchivesSpace Member Atlanta University Center for making space for us!)
Getting to the Woodruff Library
Planning Committee
- Martha Conway, University of Michigan
- Alex Duryee, New York Public Library
- Linda Hocking, Litchfield Historical Society
- Jason Loeffler, American Academy of Rome
- Jaime Margalotti, University of Delaware
- Jenny Mitchell, Louisiana State University
- Francesca Pitaro, AP Corporate Archives
- Adrienne Pruitt, Tufts University
- Elizabeth Russell, University of Maine
- Mariella Soprano, Caltech
- Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace
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Online registration via EventBrite is now open.
Schedule
Running from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 2, the The Member Forum program will be is 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 (advance registration required; all three workshops are currently at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email Christine (christine.dibella@lyrasis.org).)
Workshop | Instructor |
Creating and Managing Digital Objects in ArchivesSpace
| Brad Westbrook (ArchivesSpace)
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Introducing the ArchivesSpace REST API using Python 3
| R.S. Doiel (Caltech) |
Developing Simple Plug-ins to Customize Your ArchivesSpace Experience
| Kevin Clair (University of Denver) |
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:
program
Time | Activity | Speakers |
1:00-1:10 p.m. | Welcome |
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1:10-1:25 p.m. | Governance Board Update | Christian Dupont (Boston College), Lynda Kachurek (University of Richmond) |
1:25-1:40 p.m. | Program Update | Brad Westbrook, Christine Di Bella (ArchivesSpace) |
1:40-2:00 p.m. | Q&A from audience
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2:10-3:25 p.m. | Concurrent session block 1 |
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| ArchivesSpace Integrations – A Status Report and Look Ahead | Dallas Pillen (University of Michigan), Dustin Stokes (Atlas Systems), Martin Springell (Preservica) |
| Managing Containers and Locations in ArchivesSpace: A Look at Newly Added Functionality | Mary Caldera (Yale), Rachel Searcy (New York University) |
| Getting Involved in the ArchivesSpace Community | Sally Vermaaten (New York University), Gordon Daines (Brigham Young University), Christian Dupont (Boston College) |
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3:35-4:50 p.m. | Concurrent session block 2 |
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| Working with a Hosting Provider | John Herbert (LYRASIS), Dan Specht (Atlas Systems) |
| Data Cleanup Strategies and Tools | Kate Bowers (Harvard), Dave Mayo (Harvard), Marcus Ladd (Miami University), Jacky Johnson (Miami University) |
| How Does ArchivesSpace Work for You? | Laurel McPhee (University of California San Diego), Miloche Kottman (University of Kansas), Lora Davis (Johns Hopkins University), Mark Custer (Yale), Sarah Tanner (Atlanta University Center) Joshua Shaw (Dartmouth) |
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4:50-5:00 p.m. | Closing |
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There will be a post-Forum mixer, co-hosted by Registered Service Provider Atlas Systems, at the Hilton Atlanta from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Extend your conversations from the Member Forum, or, if you weren’t able to join us for the Forum, come for light food and drink and to catch up with other ArchivesSpace users as a warmup to your evening in Atlanta. An RSVP to Christine (christine.dibella@lyrasis.org) from those not registered for the Forum would be appreciated so that we are sure to have enough on hand.
Description of Workshops
July 1, 2016: Note that all three workshops are currently at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email Christine (christine.dibella@lyrasis.org).
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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. Instructor: Kevin Clair, University of Denver
Description of 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!Anchor work work
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Getting Involved in the ArchivesSpace Community(lightning round) - ArchivesSpace is not just a software application - it's a community of users working together to improve managing and providing access to collection material at their own institutions and across the wider archival field. There are many ways to connect with others in the community and many ways to get involved yourself. Hear from the Chairs of ArchivesSpace's User Advisory Council and Technical Advisory Council as well as people who have created ArchivesSpace users groups in their own communitiesand a member of the Governance Board about what these groups do and how to get involved..Anchor community community
Working with a Hosting Provider - Managing the technical side of an ArchivesSpace implementation can be challenging depending on your organizational culture and level of IT support, whether your institution is very small, very large, or somewhere in between. Hear from hosting providers about the services they offer and the ways contracting out for assistance can simplify your ArchivesSpace experience.Anchor hosting hosting
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