interoperability without effort
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Presentation on the distributed Archives Hub given at the International Standards for Digital Archives conference in Berlin, 24 April 2007TRANSCRIPT
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Interoperability without effort:Interoperability without effort:too
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the development of the the development of the distributed Archives Hubdistributed Archives Hub
Amanda HillUniversity of Manchester, UK
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What do we want from What do we want from a union catalogue of a union catalogue of
finding aids?finding aids?
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SustainableOwned by the
community
Comprehensive
Ubiquitous
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Archives HubArchives Hub Developing since 1999: a union catalogue Developing since 1999: a union catalogue
for archives held in universities, colleges for archives held in universities, colleges and other organisations throughout the UKand other organisations throughout the UK
– Funded by the JISCFunded by the JISC
Now holds c.20,000 finding aids from 150 Now holds c.20,000 finding aids from 150 institutionsinstitutions
Distributing the data was part of the plan Distributing the data was part of the plan from the early stages of the servicefrom the early stages of the service
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It's been a long time coming...
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Testing
Feedback
Development
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Testing
Feedback
Development
Cheshire Development
Team, University of Liverpool
Archives Hub service team, Manchester and
early adopters at universities in
Scotland and England
Direct from testers and more formally through
Spokes Users and Developers group and Contributors’ Forum
Cheshire for
Archives 3.2
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Quick guided tourQuick guided tour
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Spoke home pageSpoke home page
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Results displayResults display
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Collection-level recordCollection-level record
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Full multi-level finding aidFull multi-level finding aid
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Search term ‘photograph’Search term ‘photograph’
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Administration interfaceAdministration interface
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Managing EAD filesManaging EAD files
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Overview of activityOverview of activity
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Technical detailsTechnical details
Runs on a Linux (Red Hat or Fedora) Runs on a Linux (Red Hat or Fedora) serverserver
Cheshire3 information retrieval Cheshire3 information retrieval softwaresoftware
Cheshire for Archives EAD-specific Cheshire for Archives EAD-specific softwaresoftware
All open source
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InstallationInstallation
Takes around one hour to installTakes around one hour to install
Free to download Free to download (http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/arch/s(http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/arch/spokes.shtml)pokes.shtml)
Documentation and support from Documentation and support from Archives Hub website and Spokes Archives Hub website and Spokes mailing listmailing list
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Cheshire for ArchivesCheshire for Archives
Provides Web, Z39.50 and SRU Provides Web, Z39.50 and SRU interfaces to archival descriptionsinterfaces to archival descriptions
Highly customisable: XHTML display Highly customisable: XHTML display controlled by XSLT and CSScontrolled by XSLT and CSS
Search options make full use of Search options make full use of EAD’s descriptive markupEAD’s descriptive markup
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IssuesIssues Time: software development is a time-consuming Time: software development is a time-consuming
businessbusiness
Evolving standards: Z39.50 being succeeded by Evolving standards: Z39.50 being succeeded by SRU has entailed additional workSRU has entailed additional work
Requirements: institutions’ needs and Requirements: institutions’ needs and preferences vary considerably - important to build preferences vary considerably - important to build flexibility into the software flexibility into the software
Communication: importance of keeping a wide Communication: importance of keeping a wide user community up to date with developments user community up to date with developments and any problemsand any problems
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Benefits for Archives Hub Benefits for Archives Hub communitycommunity
Software gives control of data back to the Software gives control of data back to the repositoriesrepositories
– Makes it more likely that they will add new Makes it more likely that they will add new descriptions and expand upon existing onesdescriptions and expand upon existing ones
Built-in interoperability means that data Built-in interoperability means that data can be accessed by a wide range of can be accessed by a wide range of services, from search engines to services, from search engines to metasearch applicationsmetasearch applications
– Including the Archives Hub!Including the Archives Hub!
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Sun Mill CompanySun Mill Company
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John Rylands’ SpokeJohn Rylands’ Spoke
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The Archives Hub becomes…The Archives Hub becomes…
More sustainableMore sustainable
Community-ownedCommunity-owned
Increasingly comprehensiveIncreasingly comprehensive
Available to users wherever they areAvailable to users wherever they are