Comments on: ICA-AtoM: alpha v0.1 release http://archivemati.ca/2006/10/02/ica-atom-alpha-v01-release/ digital archives consulting and research Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:37:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter Van Garderen http://archivemati.ca/2006/10/02/ica-atom-alpha-v01-release/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Peter Van Garderen Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:25:16 +0000 http://archivemati.ca/?p=53#comment-98 Hey Shawn. Version 0.4 will be made available for Subversion download on the GoogleCode project hosting site in mid-October. Hey Shawn. Version 0.4 will be made available for Subversion download on the GoogleCode project hosting site in mid-October.

]]> By: shawn http://archivemati.ca/2006/10/02/ica-atom-alpha-v01-release/comment-page-1/#comment-97 shawn Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:04:45 +0000 http://archivemati.ca/?p=53#comment-97 Hello, Peter Where could I download it and have a little try? Thanks a lot. Hello, Peter
Where could I download it and have a little try? Thanks a lot.

]]> By: Peter Van Garderen http://archivemati.ca/2006/10/02/ica-atom-alpha-v01-release/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Peter Van Garderen Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:51:55 +0000 http://archivemati.ca/?p=53#comment-96 Sorry about that Hilary. The link should work now. Please keep in mind, though, that this is a demo of the very first alpha release. I will post another screencast like this in a couple of months to show the progress we've made. Sorry about that Hilary. The link should work now.

Please keep in mind, though, that this is a demo of the very first alpha release. I will post another screencast like this in a couple of months to show the progress we’ve made.

]]> By: Hilary http://archivemati.ca/2006/10/02/ica-atom-alpha-v01-release/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Hilary Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:58:22 +0000 http://archivemati.ca/?p=53#comment-95 "Check out the brief (7min) screencast video which introduces the humanrightsarchives.org website." - Peter - your link to the screencast is coming up with a 404 error. “Check out the brief (7min) screencast video which introduces the humanrightsarchives.org website.” – Peter – your link to the screencast is coming up with a 404 error.

]]> By: thesecretmirror.com » Blog Archive » The State of Open Source Archival Management Software http://archivemati.ca/2006/10/02/ica-atom-alpha-v01-release/comment-page-1/#comment-94 thesecretmirror.com » Blog Archive » The State of Open Source Archival Management Software Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:31:29 +0000 http://archivemati.ca/?p=53#comment-94 [...] ICA-AtoM didn’t have the most coverage at this year’s SAA conference. However, its developer, Peter Van Garderen of Artefactual Systems, Inc. (also a PhD candidate at the Universiteit van Amsterdam), spoke at the session entitled “Finding Aids: The Next Generation.” The development of ICA-AtoM is being sponsored by the International Council on Archives for the development of the Guide to Archival Sources on Human Rights Violations, a multi-repository guide to collections held around the world. Although ICA-AtoM is only at the alpha-stage of development, the software seems robust enough to support distributed archival description compatible with ISAD(G) and ISAAR(CPF). Obviously, it appears to be better suited for multi-institutional descriptive projects, and that in turn seems to reflect the current lack of features that the other two programs offer, such as the ability to track collections from the time of accession onwards and the creation of container lists. However, the development roadmap indicates that these and other features are on definitely planned for inclusion. I believe that Van Garderen’s decision to make these features modular — which most likely means the application will also be scalable — clearly shows sophistication in both planning and development. The collaborative aspect of ICA-AtoM’s implementation, its use of international standards, and Van Garderen’s candor regarding the development process make me believe that this package might be the best replacement for our current implementation of ICOS. [...] [...] ICA-AtoM didn’t have the most coverage at this year’s SAA conference. However, its developer, Peter Van Garderen of Artefactual Systems, Inc. (also a PhD candidate at the Universiteit van Amsterdam), spoke at the session entitled “Finding Aids: The Next Generation.” The development of ICA-AtoM is being sponsored by the International Council on Archives for the development of the Guide to Archival Sources on Human Rights Violations, a multi-repository guide to collections held around the world. Although ICA-AtoM is only at the alpha-stage of development, the software seems robust enough to support distributed archival description compatible with ISAD(G) and ISAAR(CPF). Obviously, it appears to be better suited for multi-institutional descriptive projects, and that in turn seems to reflect the current lack of features that the other two programs offer, such as the ability to track collections from the time of accession onwards and the creation of container lists. However, the development roadmap indicates that these and other features are on definitely planned for inclusion. I believe that Van Garderen’s decision to make these features modular — which most likely means the application will also be scalable — clearly shows sophistication in both planning and development. The collaborative aspect of ICA-AtoM’s implementation, its use of international standards, and Van Garderen’s candor regarding the development process make me believe that this package might be the best replacement for our current implementation of ICOS. [...]

]]> By: Peter Van Garderen http://archivemati.ca/2006/10/02/ica-atom-alpha-v01-release/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Peter Van Garderen Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:08:52 +0000 http://archivemati.ca/?p=53#comment-93 Thanks Megan, You're right, having individuals and families add materials to the Guide could certainly enrich it. This decision will be up to the ICA project team that is handling the Guide To Human Rights Violations. One thing to keep in mind is that the goal of the project is to identify materials that are available and accessible for research. Most individuals and families won't have a reference room with research hours ;-) Therefore, they could consider donating their archival materials to a trustworthy archival institution or perhaps they could digitize the materials and donate digital copies to such an institution or upload them to the Guide itself. Anyway, one step at a time. There is still a significant chunk of work to be done to add basic functionality to the ICA-AtoM software and move it from an alpha to a beta state. Thanks Megan,

You’re right, having individuals and families add materials to the Guide could certainly enrich it.

This decision will be up to the ICA project team that is handling the Guide To Human Rights Violations.

One thing to keep in mind is that the goal of the project is to identify materials that are available and accessible for research. Most individuals and families won’t have a reference room with research hours ;-)

Therefore, they could consider donating their archival materials to a trustworthy archival institution or perhaps they could digitize the materials and donate digital copies to such an institution or upload them to the Guide itself.

Anyway, one step at a time. There is still a significant chunk of work to be done to add basic functionality to the ICA-AtoM software and move it from an alpha to a beta state.

]]> By: Megan http://archivemati.ca/2006/10/02/ica-atom-alpha-v01-release/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Megan Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:01:12 +0000 http://archivemati.ca/?p=53#comment-92 I wonder if your future plans involve the capacity for individuals or families to contribute, if they have personal papers that relate to the subject? I suppose your software could be easily applied to this type of use. I think it would bring some interesting possibilities, and maybe problems as well, to a web-based guide project. Thanks for all your great work on this. Very exciting. I wonder if your future plans involve the capacity for individuals or families to contribute, if they have personal papers that relate to the subject?

I suppose your software could be easily applied to this type of use. I think it would bring some interesting possibilities, and maybe problems as well, to a web-based guide project.

Thanks for all your great work on this. Very exciting.

]]> By: ICA-AtoM: software de código abierto para la descripción archivística « @rchivista http://archivemati.ca/2006/10/02/ica-atom-alpha-v01-release/comment-page-1/#comment-91 ICA-AtoM: software de código abierto para la descripción archivística « @rchivista Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:24:12 +0000 http://archivemati.ca/?p=53#comment-91 [...] Esta iniciativa se enmarca en otra del propio CIA que, con financiación de la UNESCO y a través del Grupo de trabajo “Archivos y Derechos Humanos”, ha decidido la creación de una Guía online de fuentes de archivo para el estudio de las violaciones de los Derechos Humanos, cuyo sitio web puede ser ya visitado. En él puede verse la versión 0.1 de la aplicación, como anunciaba hace un par de días Van Garderen. Según informa, las descripciones se ajustan a las ISAD (G), ISAAR (CPF), a las futuras normas de descripción para instituciones y centros de archivo (ICA-ISIAH), y los puntos de acceso de materia, al Tesauro de la UNESCO. [...] [...] Esta iniciativa se enmarca en otra del propio CIA que, con financiación de la UNESCO y a través del Grupo de trabajo “Archivos y Derechos Humanos”, ha decidido la creación de una Guía online de fuentes de archivo para el estudio de las violaciones de los Derechos Humanos, cuyo sitio web puede ser ya visitado. En él puede verse la versión 0.1 de la aplicación, como anunciaba hace un par de días Van Garderen. Según informa, las descripciones se ajustan a las ISAD (G), ISAAR (CPF), a las futuras normas de descripción para instituciones y centros de archivo (ICA-ISIAH), y los puntos de acceso de materia, al Tesauro de la UNESCO. [...]

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