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Kick-Start Webinar II Available
CPB and WGBH held an updated “kick-start” webinar on Thursday, October 13th. Topics included updates to the online inventory form, new date fields, and the process for nominating content for digitization. The webinar recording is available here: https://cpbnet.webex.com/cpbnet/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=4566707&rKey=40a1dcb9df87126f Let us … more >
Generations explained…
Just added to the site – explanations for many of the terms in the Generations list. You can access it here: http://americanarchiveinventory.org/project/glossary/generations/ Or through the form help text or via the glossary definition of “generations.” Many thanks to Ann Wilkens … more >
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Excel Form Available!
We’ve constructed an Excel template you can use to conduct your inventory. This template works for 1000 records. If you need more space either start a new file or let us know if you need help extending the template. AACIP_EntryForm_v2.xls … more >
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Inventory Value Lists
Update 5/18/11!
Thanks to Stephanie at CPB, we’ve been able to whittle down the inventory form value lists so that only applicable choices are available. more >
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Filemaker Form Available!
Many of you have been asking for the promised Filemaker template to facilitate your inventory work. Here it is: AACIP_Entry_Form_v1.fp7 This includes the same value lists as the online web form but we tried to arrange them 1) with AV … more >
Adding users to your organization
Each organization on this site can have multiple authorized users. To add more people to your organization, log in to the site and click on your organization name under “My Account.” This brings you to your organization’s page. On your … more >
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Kick-Start Webinar Available
We had close to 100 people attend the Kick-Start Webinar last Thursday, February 24th. For those of you who missed it or would like to consult the archive — the full recording and slides are available here: http://wgbh1.na4.acrobat.com/p10957676/ Let us … more >
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OCR Software for Paper Records
If you are planning to try using Optical Character Recognition software on your paper records, we’ve collected a few resources here. Remember to allow time for trial and error as the accuracy of the OCR process depends highly on the quality of your original and your scanned copies. more >
Instructions for batch uploads
Some organizations have started doing batch uploads of their existing electronic records. After WGBH processes them (which should take less than two weeks), these records will appear in the organization’s “Inventory” section of the website. Once ingested, you can continue … more >
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Minimum Inventory Requirements
These 9 or 10 fields are the minimum set of fields required for the CIP Inventory Project, if you know them. If a tape or record has no title, for example, leave it blank. more >
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