Work Plan - 2015-2016

Develop pre-processing and validation tools for imports (start with EAD, possibly extend to other import formats)

• Test ASpace EAD importer with large test batch of EAD, identify issues - Former user (Deleted)
• Submit feature request for improved EAD import logging / diagnostics - Former user (Deleted)
• Develop/refine preprocessing tools for EAD: https://github.com/tcatapano/EAD_Archivespace_Import
  • Document known ASpace-imposed EAD constraints. Include on github and with other import/export documentation at: http://www.archivesspace.org/migrations
  • refine schematron assertions
  • develop profile for subset of EAD2002 schema for ASpace imports - Former user (Deleted)
  • develop/refine/deploy web application for validating EADs against ASpace (Dave Mayo, Harvard)
  • move tools and documentation to ArchivesSpace github repo - Former user (Deleted); (Dave Mayo from Harvard)
• Develop / publish documentation for community on how to run schematron batch-validation in Oxygen (see Mark Custer's post: http://campuspress.yale.edu/yalearchivesspace/2015/07/22/validation-scenarios/)
• Explore options for providing schematron validation as a web service or part of the application.  See examples below:
  • Nathan Stevens' pilot site: http://128.122.90.55:8083/SchemaMap/
  • Harvard's archivesspace checker: https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-checker

Review outstanding JIRA Issues related to Import/Export

• Clean-up, normalize labels for ead import/export issues
• Clean-up, normalize labels for MARC import/export issues
• Review this document and add any new issues to JIRA: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wMGPDSdhfh3FsFZmJ3tngMWtmFNkRUHqwfFcxZp5Txk

Archon Migration script testing

• Continue testing Archon migration script, log issues, report to user list or JIRA (Former user (Deleted), Phillip Suda (Unlicensed))
  

Review data import/export mapping documents for accuracy (http://www.archivesspace.org/importexport)

• EAD - Michael Vandermillen (Unlicensed) EAD import map review, initial pass https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17g5MOObpNcsmDYy8MGRIGT2eD_hb0Gb0SnvxUqWOdQo/edit#gid=1971542908
• MARCXML: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CDCt5n1hNyj0BYr1MdPDUvLLKUwRji17jNeYbGmlyYs/edit?usp=sharing - Noah Huffman (Deactivated)
• Accession CSV - Michael Vandermillen (Unlicensed) (can contribute)
• Digital Objects
  
  

Support for EAD3 (longer term)

• Document changes to the ASpace data model needed to support import/export of EAD3
• Make changes to data model and import/export code

"Background Work" - responding to user list queries

• Monitor ASpace user list, serve as first responders for migration and import/export related posts, create JIRA issues as needed
• Serve as a resource for members migrating data to ASpace from various legacy systems/formats (Access, FileMakerPro, etc.)