Curator's Workbench

Organized for Original User Weird Metadata Weird File Formats, Packages User File System A repository submission is a data processing project Original Environment Repository Standard Metadata Standard Formats Standard Package or Object Model Archival Storage Thousands of Hi-Rez TIFFs Organized by Site and Dig Program on Public Life Years of Accumulated Office Documents No Descriptions MP3 A Repository Object MODS XML for Description PREMIS XML for: events administrative stuff Manifest w/Identifiers and Fixity All Data Replicated Original Files Derived Files Folder Structure Data Research Labs of Archaeology Images Described in tables within HTML and PDF Captured Lectures MP4 WMV Custom Lecture ZIPs: Lectures Described in Excel Curator Analyzes Original Data Carefully document decisions Programmer writes a script Testing, testing, testing Repeat as adjustments are made HTML RSS A Repository Collection Contains all the objects May have a folder hierarchy analysis selection re-packaging verify integrity description data transfer workflow 1.0 two people ~1 SIP per month error prone ad hoc effort unique scripts workflow 1.0 workflow 2.0 one person >2 SIPs per week consistent streamlined effort reuse tools no collection-specific software! Curator's Workbench can help you.. capture and stage files generate manifest w/fixity arrange folders and objects migrate custom metadata export submission packages Design Goals Curators in the driver's seat Automation w/o interruption Flexible inputs and outputs Extensible by plug-in LoC Metadata Encoding and Transmission Schema (METS) Java Desktop Software Built around the Eclipse Workbench, a stable and mature Programming Environment iRODS File Staging Model-Driven Software OSGi Plug-in Architecture download from: http://www.lib.unc.edu/software spreadsheets databases html disciplinary XML you name it! or not organized! Curator's Workbench: A Tool for Preparing Digital Material Greg Jansen UNC Libraries vulnerable Deep Folder Structure May have restricted access Fall 2010 Spring 2010 (so, what's wrong with this?) in the background Internal manifest is METS, but might export other packages making appraisal decisions staging systems metadata schemas run external tools Joint Software Design Process Archivist Focus Group Examined existing analog and digital work flows.. Cookies! Expand, but prioritize How I spent my summer vacation.. Free and Open Source project hosted on GitHub.com Windows/Mac/Linux Questions? Ask me now or email greg_jansen@unc.edu