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create object in repository

pre-conditions

• a digital_object record exists for the digitized or born-digital object in ArchivesSpace
• the digital_object is linked to, and representative of, an archival_object record with level == "item"

1. user creates metadata in ArchivesSpace
2. user logs into backend repository
3. user initiates ingest from Archivematica SFTP Server using the ingest structure (see ref. in wiki)

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Forms of Metadata Technical Debt

Code Debt

code debt in the metadata context may include cataloging done outside of the confines of our cataloging rules ... or in violation of established metadata specifications

debt native to the metadata itself -- not enough of it, or metadata insufficient to meet user needs

works cited

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#!/usr/bin/env python

# this only works on archival_object records for now

import argparse, csv, json, os, re, sys
from asnake.aspace import ASpace

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Add or update ArchivesSpace metadata properties from CSV input')
parser.add_argument('-d', '--dry-run', help='Show the updates to be made without making them', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', help='The CSV file containing the metadata to add')

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#!/usr/bin/env python

import csv, json, os
from asnake.aspace import ASpace

AS = ASpace()
repo = AS.repositories(2)


def get_json(uri):

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(
  select concat('/agents/people/', agent_person.id) as uri,
         name_person.sort_name as heading,
         'Person' as name_type,
		 name_person_source.value as name_source,
		 name_authority_id.authority_id as authority_id,
         links.count as linked_records
  from agent_person
  left outer join name_person on name_person.agent_person_id = agent_person.id
  left outer join enumeration_value as name_person_source on name_person_source.id = name_person.source_id