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This is the initial beta release of ICA-AtoM software in the form of a demo CD distributed to delegates to the ICA 2008 congress in Kuala Lumpur (July 21st to 27th, 2008)
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This is the initial beta release of ICA-AtoM software in the form of a [[demo CD]] distributed to delegates at the ICA 2008 congress in Kuala Lumpur (July 21st to 27th, 2008)
  
Features include:
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== Features ==
  
* Create, edit and delete functions for [[authority record]]s, [[archival institution]] records, hierarchical [[archival description]]s and [[term]]s
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* Create, edit, and delete functions for [[authority record]]s, [[archival institution]] records, hierarchical [[archival description]]s, and [[term]]s
* Compliance with the following standards:
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* Compliance with the following standards,
 
** General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) - 2nd edition, 1999
 
** General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) - 2nd edition, 1999
 
** International Standard Archival Authority Record (Corporate bodies, Persons, Families) (ISAAR(CPF)) - 2nd edition, 2003
 
** International Standard Archival Authority Record (Corporate bodies, Persons, Families) (ISAAR(CPF)) - 2nd edition, 2003
 
** International Standard For Describing Institutions with Archival Holdings (ISDIAH) - 1st edition, March 2008
 
** International Standard For Describing Institutions with Archival Holdings (ISDIAH) - 1st edition, March 2008
 
* [[Search box]] supporting basic and advanced searches for [[archival description]]s using the [http://framework.zend.com/ Zend] framework's implementation of the the [http://lucene.apache.org/ Lucene] search engine
 
* [[Search box]] supporting basic and advanced searches for [[archival description]]s using the [http://framework.zend.com/ Zend] framework's implementation of the the [http://lucene.apache.org/ Lucene] search engine
* [[Browse box]] allowing users to browse [[archival description]]s by [[subject]], [[name]], [[place]], [[media type]], [[archival description]] and [[archival institution]]
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* [[Browse box]] allowing users to browse [[archival description]]s by [[subject]], [[name]], [[place]], [[media type]], [[archival description]], and [[archival institution]]
 
* Ability to upload and view digital files. ICA-AtoM automatically creates two derivatives of the [[master digital object]] for viewing purposes: a [[thumbnail]] version and a [[reference display copy]]
 
* Ability to upload and view digital files. ICA-AtoM automatically creates two derivatives of the [[master digital object]] for viewing purposes: a [[thumbnail]] version and a [[reference display copy]]
 
* Ability to assign [[archival unit]]s to [[physical storage]] locations, and to click on a [[physical storage]] location to view a list of all [[archival unit]]s stored at that location
 
* Ability to assign [[archival unit]]s to [[physical storage]] locations, and to click on a [[physical storage]] location to view a list of all [[archival unit]]s stored at that location
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* Demonstration EAD export file
 
* Demonstration EAD export file
  
ICA-AtoM comprises:
 
  
* HTML pages served to a web browser from a web server. Apache is used in development but ICA-AtoM is also compatible with IIS.
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== ICA-AtoM comprises ==
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* HTML pages served to a web browser from a web server. Apache is used in development but ICA-AtoM is also compatible with IIS
 
* A database on a database server. MySQL is used in development but ICA-AtoM uses a database abstraction layer and is therefore also compatible with Postgres, SQLite, SQLServer, Oracle, etc.
 
* A database on a database server. MySQL is used in development but ICA-AtoM uses a database abstraction layer and is therefore also compatible with Postgres, SQLite, SQLServer, Oracle, etc.
* PHP 5 software code that manages requests and responses between the web clients, the application logic and the application content stored in the database.
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* PHP 5 software code that manages requests and responses between the web clients, the application logic and the application content stored in the database
* The [http://symfony-project.org symfony] web framework that organizes the component parts using object orientation and best practice web design patterns.
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* The [http://www.symfony-project.org/ symfony] web framework that organizes the component parts using object orientation and best practice web design patterns
* The [http://qubit-toolkit.org/ Qubit] Open Information Management toolkit, developed by the ICA-AtoM project and customized to make the ICA-AtoM application.
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* The [http://qubit-toolkit.org/ Qubit] Open Information Management Toolkit, developed by the ICA-AtoM project and customized to make the ICA-AtoM application

Revision as of 23:03, 8 March 2010

Please note that ICA-AtoM is no longer actively supported by Artefactual Systems.
Visit https://www.accesstomemory.org for information about AtoM, the currently supported version.

Main Page > Release history > Release 1.0-beta


This is the initial beta release of ICA-AtoM software in the form of a demo CD distributed to delegates at the ICA 2008 congress in Kuala Lumpur (July 21st to 27th, 2008)

Features


ICA-AtoM comprises

  • HTML pages served to a web browser from a web server. Apache is used in development but ICA-AtoM is also compatible with IIS
  • A database on a database server. MySQL is used in development but ICA-AtoM uses a database abstraction layer and is therefore also compatible with Postgres, SQLite, SQLServer, Oracle, etc.
  • PHP 5 software code that manages requests and responses between the web clients, the application logic and the application content stored in the database
  • The symfony web framework that organizes the component parts using object orientation and best practice web design patterns
  • The Qubit Open Information Management Toolkit, developed by the ICA-AtoM project and customized to make the ICA-AtoM application