ArchivesSpace WorkFlow Overview

Purpose

The purpose of the Orbis Cascade Alliance’s ArchivesSpace documentation is to:

  • Ensure a basic level of uniformity in the structure, encoding, and content of archival collection management metadata
  • Promote interoperability of metadata
  • Provide clear guidance on program-wide and institutional choices
  • Ease the pathway from ArchivesSpace to Archives West

Documentation

Workflow Overview (PDF)

Background

Software: ArchivesSpace version 1.5.2

Configuration notes: n/a

Current phase: 5 (approved)

Written by: Archival Collection Management Working Group of the Content Creation & Dissemination Team

Approved by: Working Group

Last updated: 2024 August

Nature of last update: Major revision to describe process for OAI-PMH harvesting from ArchivesSpace to Archives West.

Document History: 1.0

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