Microsoft Access → ArchivesSpace
Taylor University Archives and Special Collections
Taylor University's Archives and Special Collections in Indiana faced an emergency: staff turnover and a dangerously unstable Microsoft Access database that risked catastrophic loss of its digital collections. Rather than tackle the migration alone, the archive leaned on a consortial partnership with the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) and neighbouring Anderson University Archives. That shared expertise let Taylor move its main collection data into ArchivesSpace a full two years ahead of schedule, securing the at-risk material and standing up a stable public search portal. It is a clear illustration of how consortial collaboration can rescue a small academic archive from failing legacy infrastructure.
Original source
Navigating change: A case study of ArchivesSpace adoption in Taylor University Archives and Special Collections
HSTalks
The archived copy opens a snapshot on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, preserved for when the original moves or disappears.
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