xEAC
xEAC is an open-source XForms-based application for creating and managing EAC-CPF collections. https://github.com/ewg118/xEAC
Archives
Batch Linking Digital Content into EAD Finding Aids
by Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library These procedures outline the steps for linking digital collections to archival collections marked up in EAD, focusing on items scanned at the item level. This process focuses on “low-tech” ways to convert metadata from CONTENTdm into container […]
Converting HTML Tables in EAD Finding Aids to Dublin Core
by Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library These procedures outline the steps needed to batch upload items into CONTENTdm when there is an established online finding aid. This process focuses on “low-tech” ways to use the content or container list displayed in table […]
Using ArchivesSpace: Steps for creating a TARO-ready finding aid file using ArchivesSpace
by University of Texas at Austin Libraries Step by step workflow for creating TARO (Texas Archival Resources Online)-ready finding aid file using ArchivesSpace. Available at this URL: https://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/taro/submitting-finding-aids-now/using-archivesspace/
OAC/Calisphere Contributor User Guide to ArchivesSpace
by California Digital Library This user guide is intended for institutions that are utilizing ArchivesSpace, to create Resource and/or Digital Object records for contribution to the Online Archive of California (OAC) and Calisphere websites. Available at this URL: […]
The Fancy Finding Aid: Makeover your Collections with HTML5, Responsive Design, RDFa, Circulation Management, and Visual Content
By Allison Jai O’Dell and Steven Duckworth From Code4Lib 2016 Do your finding aids look a bit … dated? Perhaps you wrote that EAD-to-HTML XSLT a decade ago? Take advantage of contemporary development and design tools — engage users and […]
ArchivesSpace API
by the ArchivesSpace-Archivematica-DSpace Workflow Integration project, Bentley Historical Library One of the most powerful tools that we’ve been making use of in our task to migrate our legacy EADs and accession records to ArchivesSpace is the ArchivesSpace API (Application Programming […]
Grammar-Based Recognition of Documentary Forms and Extraction of Metadata
By William Underwood, George Tech Research Institute Metadata extraction is a critical aspect of ingestion of collections into digital archives and libraries. A method for automatically recognizing document types and extracting metadata from digital records has been developed. The […]
Grammar and Parser for Recognition of Documentary Forms and Metadata Extraction
by William Underwood, Sandra Laib, and Sheila Isbell, Georgia Tech Research Laboratory, Georgia Institution of Technology A method for automatic document type recognition and metadata extraction has been implemented and successfully tested. The method is based on the method […]
Documenting Process Flow at MIT Libraries
As we are working on developing our digital archives capacities we have been testing, evaluating, and trying out processes for managing digital archival material. Towards this end we have documented and created templates for acquisition, submission and archival processing tasks. […]