I find Omeka to be stronger in the area of collections publication and
exhibition than hardcore archival management due to the rather rudimentary
Dublin Core metadata foundation.  You can make other element sets, but it's
not a perfect solution.

Ethan

On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Kaile Zhu <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> How about Omeka?  Need to consider the library standards because
> eventually you will have to make your archival collection searchable.  -
> Kelly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Lisa Gonzalez
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 1:38 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival Software
>
> Related to the CLIR Report, the wiki version is a little easier to
> navigate:
>
> http://archivalsoftware.pbworks.com/w/page/13600254/FrontPage
>
>
> Lisa Gonzalez
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> Catholic Theological Union
> 5401 S. Cornell Ave.
> Chicago, IL 60615
> 773-371-5463
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Nathan Tallman
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 12:00 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival Software
>
> As an archivist, this is still a very broad response.
>
> Are you looking to manage archival collections (accessioning, arrangement
> and description, producing finding aids, etc.)? If so, Archivists Toolkit
> or Archon may work for you. I'm not sure what you mean by university
> historical information, perhaps ready-reference type guides?
> There are a plethora of web options for this. Are you looking to manage
> digital assets? Then a digital repository, such as Fedora or Dspace is in
> order.
>
> Although it's a bit out of date at this point, you may want to look at
> Lisa Spiro's 2009 report, "Archival Management Software" <
> http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/spiro/>. Also, check out Carol Bean's
> blog, BeanWorks. She has a post about comparing digital asset managers <
> http://beanworks.clbean.com/2010/05/creating-a-comparison-matrix/> (and
> also has useful related links).
>
> Best,
> Nathan
>
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Joselito Dela Cruz
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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> > We are looking to centralize the university historical information and
> > archives.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> > Of Matthew Sherman
> > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:38 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival Software
> >
> > I think you need to provide a little more context as to what you are
> > trying to do.  The trouble is that the term archive is used in a
> > variety of different ways right now so we need to know what you mean
> > to be able to give you the best suggestions.
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Joselito Dela Cruz
> > <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> >
> > > Any suggestions for inexpensive & easy to use archival software?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jay Dela Cruz, MLIS
> > > Electronic Resources Librarian
> > > Hodges University | 2655 Northbrooke Drive, Naples, FL 34119-7932
> > > (239) 598-6211 | (800) 466-8017 x 6211 | f. (239) 598-6250
> > > [log in to unmask] | www.hodges.edu
> > >
> >
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