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[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]