LIFECYCLE METADATA FOR DIGITAL OBJECTS

Danielle Cunniff Plumer

School of Information

The University of Texas at Austin

Summer 2014

ARCHIVESSPACE LAB22014-07-02

Using ArchivesSpace• You should have an account in the class ArchivesSpace

instance:• http://ram.ischool.utexas.edu:8080/• Username: your EID• Password: ch@ng3M3! (initial)

• There are three four predefined repositories:• IMLS C2C (IMLS Connecting to Collections Initiative)• AFP (Austin Fanzine Project)• Sandbox• Graffiti

• Start in the Sandbox

Sandbox Repository Selected

Create a Subject

New Subject Panel

New Subject: Graffiti

With Linked Data!

Authority URLs• Library of Congress Authorities

• LCNAF, LCSH: http://authorities.loc.gov/ • TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/ • http://id.loc.gov

• VIAF• http://www.viaf.org

• Getty• AAT: http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/• TGN: http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/

Adding terms from AAT• Start at

http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/• Search for your term• Open the record for the term• Click on the link for “Sematic View” above the ID

• Copy the Source URI

Add Subject to a Resource• Select a Resource; select Edit

• Can be at any level

• Scroll down to “Subjects”• Select “Add Subject”• Either search for or browse for an existing subject• Link subject to resource

Add Your Own Subject• Try to add something non-duplicative so you don’t overlap

with other people in the class!• Use LCSH, TGM, AAT, or TGN

• Note that URIs are not available for TGN (yet)

• Add the subject to your resource

Add an Agent• Start with LCNAF

• Select “LCNAF Import” Plugin from Plug-ins list

LCNAF Import

Import Log

Create an Agent - Person

Use Authority ID, if available

Add Note (Biographical/Historical)

Download EAC-CPF

Authorities Assignment• Create 5 Authority Records in ArchivesSpace

• At least one person agent (not LCNAF Import)• At least one corporate agent• At least one software agent• At least one each of the following Subject types:

• LCSH• TGN

• Submit a list of the authority records you created (plus either EAC-CPF export or screenshot (or subjects) by end-of-day on Monday, July 14.

Aside: Claim Your ORCID

Useful URLs• iSchool ArchivesSpace

http://ram.ischool.utexas.edu:8080 • Connecting to Collections at UIUC

https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/34610• Austin Fanzine Project

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18331583/afp_sample_data.zip

• DACS version 2http://www2.archivists.org/standards/DACS

• ArchivesSpace• http://www.archivesspace.org/• GitHub: https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace

• Example files for import testing: https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/tree/master/backend/app/exporters/examples

Notes• ArchivesSpace help isn’t available (requires membership)• Our public interface is http://ram.ischool.utexas.edu:8081 • ArchivesSpace Sandbox is available

• http://sandbox.archivesspace.org/ • Use username “admin” password “admin”