Hello Colleagues,
*Educopia Institute is delighted to announce the release of the **OSSArcFlow
Guide to Documenting Born-Digital Archival Workflows*
<https://educopia.org/ossarcflow-guide/>*.* The *Guide *aims to make the
daunting task of selecting, implementing, and refining born-digital
archiving workflows more achievable. It was authored by Alexandra
Chassanoff and Colin Post as part of the OSSArcFlow project
<https://educopia.org/ossarcflow/>, which was led by Educopia and
generously funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
The purpose of the *Guide *is to encourage and assist collecting
institutions of all shapes, sizes, and types to begin documenting their
born-digital workflows.The *Guide *begins by documenting and describing the
steps that are commonly included in digital curation workflows, from
acquisition to access and preservation. It then provides a process map and
detailed guidance to help you produce your own born-digital workflow
documentation in both visual and descriptive formats. Finally, the
*Guide *provides
a set of use cases for this visual and descriptive documentation,
illustrating with case studies and examples how you can use it to help your
institution improve its born-digital archiving practices over time.
To supplement the *Guide *and increase its usability, Educopia Institute
has also released three video learning modules. Each module maps to a
section of the *Guide *and provides high-level guidance on how to create
and use born-digital workflow documentation. The modules were created and
recorded by Hannah Wang and Colin Post.
*If you are interested in learning more about the OSSArcFlow project, the
Guide, or the training modules,** please register for this webinar*
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ossarcflow-resource-release-webinar-tickets-110658907772>*
taking place on July 14 at 11 am ET/10 am CT/8 am PT.* The webinar will
bring together OSSArcFlow partners, Educopia staff, and authors of the *Guide
*and training modules to discuss lessons learned from the project and
future directions for born-digital archival workflows. We hope to see you
there!
With very best wishes,
Caitlin Perry (on behalf of the entire OSSArcFlow
<https://educopia.org/ossarcflow/> team)
Caitlin Perry
Communications and Administrative Coordinator
Educopia Institute
She/Her/Hers
Working from Southern Pines, NC
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