Hi Amy,
I thought you might be interested in this and wasn't sure if you would
see it elsewhere.
Linda
Bradley D. Westbrook wrote:
> [Apologies for duplicate receipts.]
>
> I am pleased to announce that The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has
> generously awarded funding to the Archivists' Toolkit Project to
> support a second development phase for the Archivists' Toolkit
> application.
>
> The project will continue to be a collaboration among the Five
> Colleges, Inc., New York University Libraries, and the UCSD
> Libraries. Project staff will be located at each of the institutional
> sites.
>
> The second development phase, a 24 month period, will commence in
> mid-February 2007.
>
> The second development phase will have three key objectives:
>
> 1: Refine the performance and functionality of AT Version 1.0,
> including enriching records to support export of assessment data to
> the Archival Metrics group (http://www.si.umich.edu/ArchivalMetrics/),
> establishing a one to many relationship from name to name contact
> information so that multiple contact data can be recorded for each
> name, promoting digital object records to a primary level, supporting
> tracking of temporary locations, redesigning the subject module to
> include more subject types and support faceted headings, including
> more data entry time saver devices like the Rapid Data Entry Screen
> and Repository Default Values already present in Version 1.0., and
> supporting batch import and export processes.
>
> 2: Introduce new functionality, including support for user
> registration / use tracking, rights management, appraisal, and making
> the AT application interoperable with user authentication systems and
> digital repository applications.
>
> 3: Formulate and implement a business plan, in collaboration with an
> expert business consultant. Likely aspects of the plan will include
> implementing a community governance model for the application,
> developing a user community, and establishing an effective process for
> supporting use and development of the application, as well a
> sufficient staffing model.
>
> Details of the second development phase will be posted to the
> Archivists' Toolkit website (www.archiviststoolkit.org) in the near
> future.
>
> The AT Project Team looks forward to working with the archival
> community in satisfying these objectives.
>
> Brad Westbrook
> Archivists' Toolkit Project Manager
>
>
> Bradley D. Westbrook
> Metadata Librarian and Digital Archivist
> UCSD Libraries 0175-K
> UC, San Diego
> La Jolla, CA 92093-0175
>
> Phone: 858-822-0612
> Fax: 858-822-0349
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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Linda Sellars
Head of Technical Services
Special Collections Research Center
NCSU Libraries
Campus Box 7111
Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
Tel.: (919) 515-8120
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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