
Bentley Historical Library Digital Preservation Project Overview
Learn about the Bentley Historical Library's digital preservation project, including its goals, key steps, progress, and partnerships with archival systems like ArchivesSpace and Archivematica. Discover how they aim to facilitate metadata creation, streamline material ingest, and ensure long-term preservation of digital content.
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ArchivesSpace Archivematica DSpace Workflow Integration Mike Shallcross Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan 2014-09-18 MMDP@Central Michigan University
Overview Bentley Historical Library Two departments: Collections and Curation Document activities of individuals and organizations in MI and serve as official U-M archives April 2014: $355,000 grant from Mellon Foundation Partner with U-M Library (administratively separate)
Project Goals Facilitate the creation and reuse of descriptive and administrative metadata Streamline the ingest and deposit of fully processed materials into a digital preservation repository. Ingest : receipt and validation of digital content as well as performance of certain actions to prepare the content for long-term preservation and access.
Key Steps Create accession records with ASpace. Ingest material with Archivematica. Create one or more SIPs/digital objects from transfer Create archival description in ASpace; use API to associate with SIPs in Archivematica. Prepare Simple Archive Format packages to batch upload content into DSpace. Export list of handles to associate with digital objects in ASpace.
Progress Thus Far A good developer is hard to find Ongoing discussions with Artefactual Systems and LYRASIS. ASpace testing: Legacy EAD and accession records Conventions for new data entry (upcoming) Consolidation and review of physical/digital processing workflows Formalization of digital preservation policy New Position: http://umjobs.org/job_detail/101282/curation_a rchivist
Thanks! shallcro@umich.edu