Archivists’ Toolkit Beta 1.1 Released
The Archivists’ Toolkit Beta 1.1 has been released for testing by interested parties.
Here’s a description of the Archivists’ Toolkit from the project’s home page:
Key Features:
- Integrated support for managing archival materials from acquisition through processing:
- Recording repository information
- Tracking sources / donors
- Recording accessions
- Basic authority control for names and topical subjects
- Describing archival resources and digital objects
- Managing location information
Customizable interface:
- Modify field labels
- Establish default values for fields and notes where boilerplate text is used
- Customize searchable fields and record browse lists
Ingest of legacy data in multiple formats: EAD 2002, MARC XML, and tab delimited accession data Rapid data entry interface for creating container lists quickly Management of user accounts, with a range of permission levels to control access to data Tracking of database records, including username and date of record creation and most recent edit Generation of over 30 different administrative and descriptive reports, such as acquisition statistics, accession records, shelf lists, subject guides, etc. Export EAD 2002, MARC XML, METS, MODS, and Dublin Core Support for desktop or networked, single- or multi-repository installations
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