Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
8-1-2026
Abstract
Archivists face ongoing challenges in linking digital objects to archival description across multiple systems and formats. This presentation discusses practical strategies from four different institutions for improving those connections through technology, metadata reuse, and workflow design. The presenters shared successes and obstacles, compared practices to Delivering Archives and Digital Objects: a Conceptual Model (DadoCM), and discussed tools such as ArchivesSpace, Preservica, Islandora, CONTENTdm, Alma, and Primo VE.
Recommended Citation
Lapworth, Emily, Fiegel, Jane, Hemsath, DiAnna, and Krayer, Larissa. "When Systems Speak: Practical Strategies for Connecting Archival Description and Digital Objects." ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2026, August 1, 2026, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. Conference Presentation.
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