Introduction to ArchivesSpace (Pre-Conference Workshop)

ArchivesSpace, an open-source web application for managing archives information, is being adopted by an increasing number of repositories around the country. This workshop, taught by Noah Huffman of Duke University, provides essential training on the basics of ArchivesSpace. Upon completing this workshop, you will have been introduced to using ArchivesSpace to:

• Create Accession records.
• Create Resource records.
• Create Digital Object records.
• Create and manage Agent and Subject records, and link them to Accession, Resource, and Digital Object records.
• Record and manage physical locations within a repository.
• Produce description output files in standardized data structures such as EAD and MARCXML.
• Import legacy data