Implementing DACS in Integrated Content Management Systems: Using Archon™

This two-day, hands-on workshop focuses on how to describe collections according to the rules of DACS, the national content standard for preparing such descriptions within the context of one integrated content management system. Archon™* is an open-source application available for managing descriptive information about archival records and manuscript collections. The archival data elements and rules supplied by DACS are an integral component of Archon™ and provide an easy way to integrate standards-based description into a repository’s processing workflow. Practical exercises, lecture, class discussions, and demonstrations assist in learning Archon’s™ basic functions and relationships to DACS.

Issues not covered in this workshop include local network configurations, mapping of repository-specific data for import, or new features added to releases of Archon™ after version 2.1.

*The instructors utilize Archon™ to facilitate teaching the content of this workshop. The use of Archon™ does not represent or imply SAA endorsement of this product.