System Architecture for Archives Access Systems (v.1)
The diagram below is a rough (incomplete) attempt to illustrate how the System Requirements for Archives Access Systems might manifest themselves in a logical architecture for an archives access system...
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As I write this, definitions for the term Web 2.0 continue to be drafted by technology pundits. Although I find the hype and promise of the Web 2.0 world to be quite exciting, I am not interested in...
View ArticleLunch, book, prototyping
I had lunch with fellow UBC SLAIS alumni Mark Jordan yesterday. We both speak a-mile-a-minute so this was a very productive exchange of information. Mark was the resourceful and over-worked lab...
View ArticleBuild or Customize? Enter the Python…
Well, I am back from Ixtapa, Mexico with a decent tan and a very sore back from an unfortunate JetSki incident out in the high surf. Just imagine a Dukes-of-Hazard-style launch off a very large wave....
View ArticleDrupal as a MVC framework?
I have recently been testing open source MVC frameworks (RubyOnRails, TurboGears, Django) for an upcoming web application development project. Thus far Django has come closest to meeting my particular...
View ArticleArchiving for CMS presentation at OSCMS Summit
Today I gave a presentation on archiving for CMS at the Open Source Content Management Systems shindig (OSCMS Summit) here in (currently sunny) Vancouver. This is a PDF copy of my presentation slides:...
View ArticleDjango it is then
Well, this is probably going to dissappoint or upset some of the Drupal developers I have had the pleasure to meet at the recent OSCMS conference but I have decided that I am going to go back to using...
View ArticleDoes my Digital Archives need a Digital Repository System?
I have had this discussions with colleagues several times over the past couple of years. Somebody is getting ready to prototype a digital archives at their archival institution and the first question...
View ArticleThe Information Model to End All Information Models
I am now beginning work on the second alpha iteration of the open-source ICA-AtoM software application. I am working on a considerable upgrade to the underlying object and database model which supports...
View ArticleICA-AtoM Physical Architecture
Since I first posted about my ideal information model several months ago, I’ve been wanting to add an update about the logical data model that I eventually implemented in the ICA-AtoM application but,...
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