Lightning talk on the implementation of Archivematica at the University of Houston Libraries and our work to integrate Archivematica with larger digitization/access and preservation workflows.

1. PRESERVATION AND ACCESS CAN
COEXIST
Implementing Archivematica with Collaborative
Working Groups
Bethany Scott, Coordinator of Digital Projects
bscott3@uh.edu
@library_card

2. Overview
• Background
• Implementing Archivematica
• Current Status and Lessons Learned
• What’s Next?

3. Background: Digital Preservation &
Access at UH
• UH Libraries Task Forces: 2014 to present
• Evaluating preservation and access systems,
testing, and making recommendations
• Implementing Archivematica for digital
preservation and FEDORA/Hydra for digital
asset management and access

4. Implementing Archivematica
• Created cross-departmental working group to
iteratively develop workflows, tools, and software
integrations
• Contracted with Artefactual for software support
• Tested processing configuration and settings with
production data
• Planned for migration of born digital archives in 3
phases and began transfers on production
instance

5. Current Status
Preservation and Access workflow diagram and software integration

6. Lessons Learned
• Inventory and migration planning
• Question assumptions to work together
• Don’t hesitate to jump in!

7. What’s Next?
• Developing apps to prep packages for ingest to
Archivematica and the DAMS
• Continue refining digital forensics workflow
for new accessions
• Migrating “legacy” born digital collections
• Updating digital preservation policy