[spcollig] Database solutions for the Archives

[Pamela Hackbart-Dean]

Lisa Spiro’s Archival Management Software: A Report for the Council on Library and Information Resources <http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/spiro2009.html>  (Council on Library and Information Resources, 2009) outlines the features of major archival management systems currently on the market, and discusses the advantages and tradeoffs of each, available online at http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/spiro2009.html.

 

 

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Pam Hackbart-Dean, C. A.
Director, Special Collections Research Center 
Morris Library 
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 
PH:  618-453-1452        FAX:  618-453-3451 

 

From: spcollig-bounces at carli.illinois.edu [mailto:spcollig-bounces at carli.illinois.edu] On Behalf Of Laurie Sauer
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 3:32 PM
To: spcollig at carli.illinois.edu
Subject: [spcollig] Database solutions for the Archives

 

Hello,

I am not an Archivist, but I am responsible for implementing technology solutions in the library. In our Archives, we currently do not use a database solution for the ingesting and managing of archives materials, but I am looking at Archon and The Archivists' Toolkit. I would very much appreciate any comments you might have about the pros and cons of each system based on your experience with either implementation and management from a technical point of view and/or with end user experiences with the system, or any comments at all, really. Also, if you are using a commercial product, could you tell me what that is and how you like it? 

I'll summarize responses for the list anyone else thinks it would be useful. Many thanks.




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Laurie Sauer
Information Technologies Librarian
Knox College
309-341-7788
lsauer at knox.edu

 

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