Hi Kelly,
As you describe what you are doing, Yes I think that is a good combination.  AS is an archival management system and is necessary to manage archival collections through the various stages of:  Accession, collection description, collection locations, and processing and rights information.  This is for both analog and digital collections -- and archives will continue to need to manage, describe, and give access to both analog and digital material for decades to come.  ContentDM does not manage the administrative data about archival collections that ArchivesSpace does.  ContentDM is about a patron front end to access digital content - some of which will come from archival or special collections.

Kari

Kari R. Smith, Digital Archivist
MIT Libraries, Institute Archives and Special Collections
617-258-5568  |   smithkr (at) mit.edu
http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/



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We just signed on as an AS member with Lyrasis.  At this point, it's unlikely we would consider adopting other solutions.  We also use ContentDM as our front-end Web presentation of our archives collection.  My initial question was, is that a good combination?  Thanks.  - Kelly

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I would rather let AS speak for itself.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.archivesspace.org_overview&d=BQIFaQ&c=URKFmO0h1-PpCttSQ3v_bEhalPi_sNmh-_LG0Bso5YA&r=UmjVf-1YCnSJ8ymaevl-35Anh5CG-YF09ZrBGH_xV3U&m=21wYRg9PxyEeOZGW5edh3QXYJHBE_kOjSD8JHtjQ8dE&s=4w_81yrrwdu64xk0YcPm3nYynyFes3_vYkNNs-IKvR4&e= 

I don't think that I made a clear distinction, and like many modern tools, AS can do a lot beyond its core function. It can be used to present digital collections, but that is not its strength. It can also integrate with repository software — I have seen it working with DSpace — to provide a more integrated, archive oriented solution.

I am far from being an AS expert. How does your institution use Archivesspace?

Cary

On Tuesday, September 15, 2015, Kaile Zhu <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Interesting to hear that AS is more a management tool rather than a 
> digital asset management tool.  Can you elaborate?
>
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> If your goal is digital asset management, you might want to consider a 
> more complete and modern solution like Islandora or Hydra. ContentDM 
> is a bit long in the tooth, expensive, and does not manage and store 
> original assets.
>
> Archivesspace has some overlap with asset management tools, but really 
> it is intended to serve the archivist community. It is more of a 
> management tool.
>
> We work with Islandora, a mashup of Drupal and the Fedora repository 
> system. It is an end-to-end operation that offers everything from 
> ingest to display. We offer hosting , training, customization and 
> support. The software, of course, is free and open-source.
>
> We also work with Archivesspace.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cary Gordon, MLS
> The Cherry Hill Company
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> > On Sep 15, 2015, at 2:09 PM, Kaile Zhu <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > My library archives collection has both archivesspace and contentdm
> installed or subscribed.  AS is used for storing data.  CDM is used 
> also for storing data, and for displaying content, like digital images, as well.
> >
> > Does it make sense to have both?  Can we use one platform to achieve 
> > the
> goal - storing data and publishing the content to the Web?  If yes, 
> which one to choose?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Kelly Zhu
> > 361.597.4082
>


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