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Collaboration in isolation: Migrating legacy finding aids during a pandemic

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  • Gormly, Brianna

    (Columbia University Libraries, USA)

  • Lobello, Louise

    (Franklin & Marshall College, USA)

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This paper describes a project conducted at Franklin & Marshall College Archives and Special Collections (A&SC) to migrate legacy archival finding aids to ArchivesSpace. This project, completed remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, required project team members to address not only user needs for the online discovery of collections, but also the gaps between legacy finding aids and modern archival standards. This paper discusses how these concerns manifested in specific data clean-up issues and the strategies — and compromises — developed to address them. The paper also describes how workflows were developed, implemented and revised in the pandemic context. In particular, it details how the work of both A&SC staff and staff from other library units was leveraged to complete the project successfully. The case study provides insights on successes and lessons learned related to communication in a remote work project. Finally, the paper discusses the impact of the project on work in A&SC today.

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  • Gormly, Brianna & Lobello, Louise, 2023. "Collaboration in isolation: Migrating legacy finding aids during a pandemic," Journal of Digital Media Management, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 11(2), pages 121-130, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jdmm00:y:2023:v:11:i:2:p:121-130
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    Keywords

    data migration; archival description; remote work; COVID-19 pandemic; ArchivesSpace;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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