For more information on the working group, see the Draft charter.(Visit Digital Archives Interest Group's most recent version of our charter)
Domain
California State University Libraries have need for tools to support the management and discovery of their unique materials; stable and sustainable collection management and digital asset management systems are the core requirements of each institution within the CSU. Currently, some institutions pay for hosting services such as CONTENTdm for digital asset management and LibraryHost for collection management, but wish to migrate from these subscription-based services to something more robust, open source, and maintained system-wide. Others are currently unable to support these services locally, and lack access to the tools necessary for these functions altogether. This interest group proposes to explore the possibility of CO hosting of ArchivesSpace, the current industry standard collection management tool, and to develop or implement an existing digital asset management system based on the Samvera platform already in use for Scholarworks to support the creation, discovery and preservation of digital collections.
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