the archives portal europe by etienne ferrito
DESCRIPTION
This presentation was presented on the 20 November 2014 during the Archives Cafe that was organised by the National Archives of Malta. This event was aimed to bring together people from Maltese archival institutions, paper conservators and Archives studies students. This presentation was prepared and delivered by Etienne Ferrito, the NAM Administrator.TRANSCRIPT
What is it?Some Facts
• The Archives Portal Europe is:– An on-line research tool providing free 24/7 access to high-quality information on European archives
• Goals of the Archives Portal Europe?– To provide data on archival institutions across Europe
– To enable users to:• consult and search participants’ holdings• discover new sources of potential research material• get an overview of record holdings across Europe NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF MALTA,
How did it start?Further Facts
• APEnet project (2009-2012) – 17 European National Archives embarked on the project of creating a portal that provides users with access to all the participating Archives
• APEx the Archives Portal Europe network of excellence – continued work of the APEnet project and is the framework for European archives to collaborate for wider and enhanced accessibility of their content on the web.
• Funded and supported by the European Commission within the framework of the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT-PSP), APEx runs from March 2012 until February 2015.NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF MALTA,
Malta???
• The National Archives of Malta was one of the original 17 members of APEnet and now also a member of APEx
• Actively participates in the building of the portal
• Provides content to the portal
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How does the portal work?
You can:• Search for a term/s• Filter your results• Save results that you
would like to keep• View the metadata• View any digital images
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Scope
Your organisation can participate
too.
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Why should you participate?
Simply put – Exposure – being present, and visible, all over Europe.
Why are you listening to this presentation?
Scope 2
You are way too busy to do this!!!
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Could be, but it is very easy to do. All organisations have
metadata, most of which (if not all) is stored according to international standards.
EAD (Encoded Archival Description) is the most common of these standards used in archives and the main standard used in the portal is EAD.
Process
• Your data has to be in EAD xml. • Assistance : Etienne at the National Archives
of Malta (details at the end of the presentation)
• Most text based format can be converted• The National Archives of Malta is the country
manager • To get your own account contact Etienne.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF MALTA,[email protected]
Practical Example
The following is a practical example of what you would do once your account is set up
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ImportantData is owned by the
organisationData is managed by the
organisationThere is no need to upload
digital imagesNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF MALTA,[email protected]
Interested?
If you are interested kindly contact me, Etienne Ferrito at
THANKS for your attention
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