Dear all,

Here at Cambridge University we are working on implementing AS: planning to set 
up one repository for the University Library and several other repositories for 
partner organisations across the city and University. I've been drawing on the 
AS user manual, video tutorials, list serv archives and resources like the 
Awesome ArchivesSpace list (heavily!) and learning new stuff about how AS works 
all the time. However I was inspired by the helpful discussions at the AS 
Community call last week and decided to ask 'What do you wish you had known 
about AS before you implemented it?'

Our biggest learning point so far has been around the difference between 
archival objects and resources- we spent some time adding user-defined fields 
to AS before realising that they would only be available in resource records 
and also only recently realised that pdfs can only be generated at resource 
level. So if anyone is happy to share experiences of pitfalls they could have 
avoided, we would be very grateful!

All the best,

Natalie

Natalie Adams
Systems Archivist
Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge
Cambridge, CB3 9DR
Tel 01223 766377
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/<http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/>
Normal working days are Monday-Wednesday

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