ArchivesSpace-Archivematica-Dspace Workflow Integration

code{4}lib 2016

Philadelphia, PA

Mike Shallcross (shallcro@umich.edu)

Introduction

• Bentley Historical Library (est. 1935)
• Official University of Michigan archives
• Repository for papers/records of individuals and organizations in MI
• Mellon Foundation Grant (4/2014-10/2016)
• Integrate functionality of ArchivesSpace, Archivematica, DSpace in an end-to-end born-digital archives workflow
• Development work by Artefactual Systems

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Project Background

• Homegrown systems @ BHL:
• MS Word templates -> EAD; Filemaker accessions database
• Windows CMD.EXE interface for ingest
• 2014 BHL reorganization:
• Combined physical/digital processing operations
• Standardized descriptive practices (regardless of format)
• BHL repository landscape:
• DSpace (since 2008): improvement over past practice; secure; managed (by UM Library)
• Hydra: UM expressed interest in 2014; became partner in 2015
• Value of archival intervention:
• Appraisal/selection of content for preservation
• Context, provenance, and original order

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Project Goals

• Streamline the ingest and deposit of content in repository
• Automate when possible to increase efficiencies
• Decrease potentials for human error
• Empower more staff to work with digital archives
• Establish a curation ecosystem
• Micro-service approach: employ right tool for the right job
• Facilitate creation/reuse of metadata across systems
• Participate in larger communities of practice
• Find solutions that meet local needs but are flexible and scalable for others
• Share project code and documentation
• Collaborate for support and development

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Key Development Tasks

• New Archivematica ‘Appraisal’ tab
• Characterize transfers, identify sensitive data, preview content
• Tag content (for restrictions, deaccession, and arrangement)
• Archivematica-ArchivesSpace integration
• ASpace ‘pane’ in Archivematica interface
• Create/edit ASpace components; drag & drop content to associate with description and create SIPs
• Archivematica create/update records in ASpace using API
• Archivematica-DSpace integration
• Repackage AIPs and automate deposit in DSpace (SWORD)
• Update ArchivesSpace with handles

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NEW ARCHIVEMATICA ‘APPRAISAL’ TAB

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Characterize Content / Identify PII

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Review / Preview Files

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Tag Content

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ARCHIVEMATICA-ARCHIVESSPACE INTEGRATION

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ArchivesSpace Pane

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Create / Edit Basic ASpace Archival Object Records (in AM)

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AS Digital Object Creation

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Create / Edit Records in ASpace via API

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ARCHIVEMATICA-DSPACE INTEGRATION

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Deposit Data and Metadata via SWORD

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AIP Repackaging

Archivematica AIP

METS.[UUID].xml

data/

logs/

objects/

metadata/

submissionDocumentation/

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freekitten.jpg

freekitten-[UUID].tif

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Repackaged AIP

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Descriptive and Administrative Metadata (private)

Content (public)

Archivematica Storage Service

Putting the AIP Together Again

On Deck

• Remaining phases:
• Appraisal tab refinements
• DSpace integration
• AIP repackaging
• Future exploration:
• Developing custom Archivematica pipelines
• Additional analysis tools (Textual analysis? NER? Other bulk_extractor scanners?)
• BitCurator and BitCurator Access

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More Info…

• 2015 Society of American Archivists demo
• 2015 iPRES: poster session and workshop (with ArchivesSpace, Archivematica, and BitCurator)
• Artefactual Systems appraisal & arrangement wiki
• Artefactual Labs Github
• Jira user stories
• Archivematica Camp: August 2016 (Ann Arbor, MI)
• Project blog: http://archival-integration.blogspot.com/
• Twitter: @umbhlcuration

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Thanks!