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THE DIGITAL ARCHIVING OF THE AERI 2013 WEBSITE: A GROUP PROJECT
NICOLE FELDMAN, LAUREN GAYLORD, AMYE MCCARTHER, JIM RIZKALLA
What is AERI?
OUR ARCHIVING APPROACH
• Website• Widgets and Outlinks• Supporting Documentation
Virtualization
Component Files
<<Externally Hosted Content>>
Supporting Documents
Supporting Documents 2
Metadata harvesting
Setbacks & Solutions• Write-blocker cable not available.• New Zealand Metadata Harvester not opening. • New Zealand XML not compatible with Dspace.
• Manually compiling metadata. • Preparing file directory for ingest.
Zip It!Retaining Order as Received
• Removing sensitive materials.• Documenting which folders were removed.
• Zipping contributor file directories to retain structure.
• Manually ingesting zipped files.
Our Trials and Travails
• Cognitive apprehension of the notion of an invisible repository
• Defining the scope (e.g. emails)• Resource availability and access• Scheduling and time constraints• Gathering materials from creators• Technical difficulties
Conclusions
• Work collaboratively with IT staff at your institution. Do not be afraid to ask questions!
• Articulate a scalable and clearly defined archival strategy at the onset of your project, but be
flexible and open to improvisation.