the impact of community: at plug-in development at byu cory l. nimer brigham young university
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The Impact of Community: AT Plug-in Development at BYU
Cory L. NimerBrigham Young University
Project Background
• BYU pursuing a workflow-based archival management system (AMS) solution since 2003
• Reviewed AT in 2006, but opted for local solution
Integrated Digital Special Collections (INDI)
AMS Review
• Review of project functional requirements• User testing of open source options– AT found to be most usable, and with best
documentation– Some divergences with the Utah Manuscripts
Association (UMA) EAD Best Practices Guidelines
• Recommended adoption of AT, but customizations would be needed
UMA EAD BPG
• Developed in LSTA grant in 2007
• Adapted from Northwest Digital Archives EAD BPG
• Allows:– Multiple date entries– Grouped physical
description entries
AT Release 1.5.9
Developing Specifications
• Separate specifications developed:– Expanded dates– Expanded physical
description• Included functionality,
linking, data models, importing, exporting, business rules, and task sequences
Community Response
• Generally positive about date specification changes
• Lack of consensus on physical description modifications– Mirrored lack of consensus in physdesc encoding
practices
National physdesc Encoding
NWDA/UMA physdesc Encoding
Development Process
• Functionality to be provided through plug-ins– Data model changes included in application core
• Development done in stages– Phase I: Data model additions– Phase II: Plug-in development
• Expected completion in September
Community Role
Community Feedback