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This portal houses documentation related to the implementation, support, comparison, analyses and integration of archival collection management tools, and makes this documentation available free of charge.
The CM Documentation Portal documents local guidelines, manuals, and instructions for tools used by archivists and librarians to manage archival collections, including proprietary programs, open source software, and home-grown systems. This includes tools that can be used for digital asset management but are being employed for collection management aspects by an institution.
We accept documentation in all formats, including but not limited to: PDFs, Microsoft Word documents, LibGuides, websites, blogs, etc. The Collection Management Section will review the portal once a year to check for and remove broken links, but submitters are encouraged to notify the Collection Management Section Chair, Larissa Krayer, at larissa.krayer@unmc.edu when documentation is updated or the link changes.
Select on the tools below to access the available documentation:
To contribute to the CM Documentation Portal, please submit the following information and a link to or attachment of your documentation to Larissa Krayer, the CM Section Chair, at larissa.krayer@unmc.edu:
Example responses are provided below:
Example | Example | |
Institution | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Mount Saint Mary's University |
Repository | Special Collections | |
Collection Management Tool | ArchivesSpace | CuadraSTAR SKCA |
Title of Documentation | ArchivesSpace User Guide | Procedure Manual for Cuadra Start Knowledge Center for Archives |
Summary Description of Documentation | These guidelines include details about entering data for resources, accessions, top containers events, etc. in ArchivesSpace... | This manual, written in 2015 for Mount Saint Mary's University, is a detailed guide to Cuadra STAR Knowledge Center... |
Don't forget to provide a link to or attachement of your documentation!