Joint US-Canada AtoM Users Group meeting in January 2021

[Mary Kosta]

The Joint US-Canada AtoM Users Group meets quarterly to discuss issues related to AtoM. Our next meeting will be on January 14, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. EST.

If you would like to receive the Zoom link for the meeting, please email me to be added to the group (mkosta (at) csjcanada (dot) org).

Here is the agenda for the January meeting:

1. Topics for discussion based on survey

o   Issues with, and improvements to, uploading and generating finding aids                    

o   Improvements to navigation                                                                                                     

o   How to make bulk uploads easier                                                                                            

o   Improvements to ensuring privacy of sensitive, confidential, or restricted record groups

o   Improvements to tracking status of descriptions                                                                               

o   Problems and solutions for uploading multiple images or documents to a descriptive record

o   Improving audit capability     

 

2. Short report from New Users group meeting, November 24, 2020

o   Summary of meeting (AtoM 3 Google group site for training materials drafts)

o   Library Host: suggestions for software to use for training resources (manual and videos) hosted on Library Host platform

o   Training manual outline

 

3. New business