Date
Attendees
- Karadkar, Unmil P
- Galloway, Patricia K
- Carson
- Jennifer Allen
Notes
- Discussion of possibly missing scans, but this was found to be not the case
- Discussion of Nitin's idea for standardizing file names: <series>_<sub-series>_<item-group>_<item>.<ext>
- Will use "0" for item group if there is no register, volume, or folder (e.g, photos)
- Preservation metadata: location of physical items (and date)
- Creation of mapping files for renaming THEN creation of derivatives
- Directory structure for renamed files
- Conceptual models for Mellon
- Importance of documentation (e.g., historical organization of records)
- Challenges of working with archival materials at an item level
- Differences & sameness: differences between paper (heterogeneous) and digital archives (homogenized) --> how far aggregate decisions go down the collection (e.g., rights statements)
- When personal ethics supersedes legal boundaries
- Examination of digitized negatives and slides (JPGs) --> compressed?
Discussion items
| Time | Item | Who | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson | Review of documentation/standards regarding preservation metadata (PREMIS) | ||
Nitin Unmil Lorrie | Mapping between old and new naming (script for easy series such as registers) Database and derivative scripts Rights (talk to Victor?) |