ukad forum 21 march_2012_iams
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Launch of the Integrated Archives and Manuscript System (IAMS)?
Bill Stockting, S&C Cataloguing Systems and Processing Manager
UKAD Forum, TNA, 21st March 2012
Introduction
We will look at:
Background to the IAMS project
Success: IAMS cataloguing system, data model and standards Legacy data migration
Challenges Search Our Catalogue: Archives and Manuscripts – SOCAM Access to digitised and born digital material Data exchange and open data
Unique and Distinctive Collections
Extensive collections of unique archives and manuscripts managed in separate collection areas:
Manuscripts: Western, Oriental, Literary and Music
Records of East India Company and its successors, and related private papers and manuscripts
Digitised collections from the Endangered Archives Programme (EAP)
IAMS Mission Statement
To deliver a powerful, flexible integrated cataloguing and resource discovery system that will unite and broaden access to the British Library’s archives and manuscript collection and will provide standards compliant data for
external co-operative projects
IAMS: Cataloguing
IAMS System
Internal development has allowed us to build a system and data model:
Not a flat system - contains hierarchies and relationships
Different dates, calendars and era’s; quotations in any language or script
Best of both from traditional practice: archives and manuscripts!
Ensures consistency
Makes best use of our legacy data
Navigate as well as search the catalogue
Build on others’ experience
Latest developments in modelling and description standards
IAMS: Data Model
Project & Collection
s
held by
Persons, Families, Corporate
Bodiescreated by
Archives & Manuscripts
Places, Subjects, Events,Titles
have subjects
Archive institutions
acquired / funded by
IAMS: Standards
IAMS standard based system and data model:
Structure: International Council on Archives Standards for Archival Description and related entities (ISAD(G), ISAAR(CPF), ISDF, ISDIAH)
Content: no UK equivalent of AACR2 IAMS Cataloguing Guidelines are a melding of local, national and international standards and practice, including NCA Rules for names (not LC/NACO); ISO standards for languages, scripts etc.
Communication: XML schema for capture, display and exchange of archival and manuscript descriptions: EAD, EAC, TEI (cataloguing)
IAMS Project Timetable: Remaining Challenges
Remaining parts of vision to be achieved by integration with other Library systems
October 2010: Public interface 1st cut - SOCAM
201?: Seamless requesting
201?: Access to digitised and born digital archives and manuscripts
201?: Data Exchange and Open data
What Next: Resource Discovery
http://searcharchives.bl.uk
What next: integrated access to digitised archives and manuscripts
http://searcharchives.bl.uk
Where Next: Data Exchange and Open Data
Contact
Bill Stockting: S&C Cataloguing Systems and Processing Manager: [email protected]
Wieke Avis: IAMS Officer: [email protected]