ARCHIVESSPACE

OPPORTUNITIES
 Present the
lowest possible
barrier s for
acquisition,
installation,
implementation,
and operation for
archives of all
sizes

EASE OF DEPLOYMENT Implementable

using simple
installer s
without
extensive prior
configuration or
the installation
of complex
and/or
nonstandard
dependencies

Position Statement on Deployment,

ArchivesSpace, March 23, 2012,
http://www.archivesspace.org/wp-
content/uploads/2011/08/Position-
Statement-on-Deployment-
20120323.doc, accessed April 30,
2013.
 HOW MUCH EASIER CAN IT GET??
//Execute the appropriate startup script for your platform
cd /path/to/archivesspace
./archivesspace.sh
// Download the the MySQL Connector for Java and place it in a location where ArchivesSpace can find it on
its classpath
$ curl -Oq http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/mysql/mysql-connector-java/5.1.24/mysql -connector-java-
5.1.24.jar
$ mv mysql-connector-java-5.1.24.jar lib
//Create an empty database in MySQL and grant access to a dedicated user
$ mysql -uroot -p
mysql> create database archivesspace default character set utf8;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.08 sec)
mysql> grant all on archivesspace.* to 'as'@'localhost' identified by 'as123';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.21 sec)
//Modify your config/config.rb file to refer to your MySQL database:
AppConfig[:db_url] =
"jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/archivesspace?user=as&password=as123&useUnicode=true&characterEncoding
=UTF-8"
//Database script that will create all the tables:
scripts/setup-database.sh #
//LDAP authentication with password and SSL encryption option:
AppConfig[:authentication_sources] = [{
:model => 'LDAPAuth',
:hostname => 'ldap.example.com',
:port => 636,
:base_dn => 'ou=people,dc=example,dc=com',
:username_attribute => 'uid',
:attribute_map => {:cn => :name},
:bind_dn => 'uid=archivesspace_auth,ou=system,dc=example,dc=com',
:bind_password => 'secretsquirrel',
:encryption => :simple_tls, }]
 DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS

Hosting 1+ Repositories in a Networked Configuration

Option for a single user (i.e. lone arranger option)

Position Statement on Deployment suggests a virtual application
No evidence of any progress towards this

Cloud hosting through Lyrasis

Sometime after August 2013
Optional and separate from the membership fee
Cost will depend on migration, size, resources needed, etc.
Details still forthcoming

Cloud hosting through other agencies

Possible, but membership becomes complicated
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 SCALABILIT Y & PERFORMANCE:
ARCHIVISTS TOOLKIT

For users of
Retains customization features
Adds a web interface for publishing finding aids
 SCALABILIT Y & PERFORMANCE:
ARCHON

For users of
Familiar feel, but less sluggish
More control and options when managing content
Collection content hierarchies easily modifiable
CAPTURING AND REUSING DATA

Import Options Export Options

Resource export options:

EAD MARCXML CSV

Digital Object export Options:

MODS METS Dublin

Core
Agent Export Options:

EAC-CPF