page3
Introduction to MemoryBC
MemoryBC is based on a software tool called ICA-AtoM, which stands for International Council on Archives - Access to Memory. It is a web-based, free software application for standards-based archival description in a multi-lingual, multi-repository environment. It is designed to support ICA standards such as General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) but it also includes a template for descriptions based on the Canadian Rules for Archival Description (RAD). ICA-AtoM allows you to describe your archival holdings in context. You will not just create an archival description in isolation: you will link it to a description of a creator and a description of an archival institution, resulting in a complete account of what the records are, who created them and what archives they belong to.
See http://ica-atom.org for more information about the application.
How these Tutorials Work
This series consists of five tutorials which are to be completed in the order listed:
1. Log in
2. Browse and search for records
3. Edit repository
4. Add an authority record
5. Add archival descriptions
These tutorials need to be used in conjuction with the beta 1.0.8 version of ICA-AtoM which is pre-loaded with the sample data used in the tutorials. A Demo CD has been made specifically for this purpose. You can download and burn a copy of this CD at http://ica-atom.org/aabc-tutorial.
You can also download a PDF copy of this tutorial at that location.
For More Information
If you would like more detailed instructions on using ICA-AtoM in general, you can consult the on-line user manual at http://www.ica-atom.org/docs/index.php?title=User_manual.
Feedback
If you have any comments, questions or suggestions about the tutorials, the user manual or the software itself, please go to the ICA-AtoM discussion list at http://googlegroups.com/group/ica-atom-users.
© Archives Association of British Columbia, 2009.
You are free to copy, redistribute or repurpose this work under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike Canada 2.5 license.