Implement DACS in Integrated CMS: Using Archon #0967

Registration Type	Fees: Early-Bird / Regular
Full Registration #0967	SAA Member $325 / $375 Employees of Member Institutions $365 / $415 Nonmember $405 / $455

Workshop Description

In this 2-day hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to describe your collections according to the rules of DACS, the national content standard for preparing such descriptions, within the context of an integrated content management system using Archon™ *, 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, providing you with an easy way to integrate standards-based description into your repository's processing workflow. Practical exercises, lecture, class discussions, and demonstrations will assist you in learning Archon's basic functions and relationships to DACS.

Upon completing this workshop, you’ll have learned to:

• Understand technical and administrative issues relevant to implementing Archon;
• Install and configure Archon for a specific repository and its staff members;
• Manage physical locations within a repository;
• Describe accessions, collections, and digital objects using Archon's web forms;
• Manage name and subject authorities, and link them to collection and digital object descriptions;
• Produce and output descriptive records in standardized formats such as EAD and MARC;
• Import accession, collection, and legacy finding aid records into Archon; and
• Customize data input screens and output files for local implementations of Archon to meet your individual repositories' needs.

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.

Who should attend? Archivists, special collections librarians, and others with an interest in describing archival materials in an online setting. No special technical skills are required to enroll in this workshop. Registrants should have attended SAA's Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) workshop or have acquired familiarity with DACS and have read the Archon User Manual prior to attendance.

Workshop attendees must bring a print copy of DACS with them to the workshop.

Testimonials:

Participant response to “what aspect of the workshop methods/materials was most valuable to you?” included:

• “Tips and tricks - the workbook is the best I ever had at a workshop.” - Eddie Woodward
• “This was wonderful. I can't believe we imported a database for a major collection and linked digital info - we did it. Can't wait to go home and update to 2.2” - Deborah Davis
• “Hands-on exercises; technical information about Archon configuration - slightly more knowlege than I'd gained previously in a basic Archon workshop.” - Tomaro Taylor
• “Interaction with developers. Use of software.” - Susan Anderson
• “Concise explanation of this approach by [a] knowledgable person who uses it.”

Attendance is limited to 25.

Workshop Agenda

Event Name	Date & Time	Instructors/Speakers & CEUs
Implement DACS in Integrated CMS: Using Archon #0967	Tue, May 19, 2009 - Wed, May 20, 2009 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Christopher J. Prom (Instructor) Scott Schwartz (Instructor) General CEU Credits: 1.5 Archival Recertification Credits-ARCs: 10