Mission,Vision &Culture
Rockefeller Archive Center
Who we are and how we got here
Current Organizational Structure
Three-Year Archival Program Planning
Defining the Who, Why, What of Each Function Area
Digital Program Values
Engage and Empower Users
Collaboration
Build networks, not silos.
Practice positive, solution-centered communication.
Culture of Learning
Learn constantly by taking strategic risks.
Invest in yourself and the profession.
Ethical Access
Respect researchers’ privacy.
Support broad and equitable access to archival materials.
Digital Program Mission
From Operations to Projects
Program Update
Technology Projects
How we work
Mission-driven Work
Open-sourced methodology
Iterative changes
Empowering users
Identifying a Need
Opportunity born of necessity
Let machines do the work
Changing landscape of donor interactions
Don’t Reinvent the Wheel
Build upon existing technologies
Draw on existing standards
Value community knowledge
Project Electron
Infrastructure for Data in Motion
Acquire, manage, preserve, and facilitate access to digital records
Repository and REST API
User-centered design
Transfers with Project Electron
Building a technical specification
Bag-It and profiles
Metadata requirements
Notifications with Activity Streams
Choosing a Repository
Functional requirements from stories
Narrowing the field
Fedora just works
Moving Forward With Electron
Test transfers
Preservation and staging storage
Building a data model
Other Projects
Filling Gaps in Systems and Workflows
Small, iterative projects
Cross-function area project
Document and share work
Exploring Data with DACSspace
Project with a concrete goal
Empowering new users and archivists
Value domain knowledge
Finding a Solution with Find-It
Lightweight web application
Ref_id based location finder
Real-time ArchivesSpace API queries
Designing Find-It
Solution-centered approach
Small, iterative design
Planning for end of life
Unlocking the Virtual Vault
What to do with A/V?
User-demonstrated need for access
Reading room access was unwieldy
Collaborative Design
Digital and A/V in harmony
Teachable UX experiences
Casting a wide testing net
Community Involvement
Helping guide ArcLight
Usability Testing
Documentation checks
A New Way to Log Digital Media
Integrated, lightweight rails application
Support data reuse and mobility
Collaborate with Processing
Processing Update
Processing by Accession & Backlog Reduction Blitz
Digital Processing Project
Training Processing Archivists
Automating Workflows with New Tools
Digital Media Log
From Inventory to Integration
Untenable tracking of digital media
Moving beyond an Access database
Setting the Foundation
Identifying requirements
No existing product for needs