Artefactual Archives

Identity area

Identifier

ARTEFAC

Authorized form of name

Artefactual Archives

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Les Archives Artefactual

Other form(s) of name

  • Artefactualchives
  • Archivesfactual

Type

  • International
  • Private

Contact area

 

Evelyn McLellan

Type

Address

Street address

Suite 201 - 301 Sixth Street

Locality

New Westminster

Region

British Columbia

Country name

Canada

Postal code

V3L 3A7

Telephone

(604)527-2056

Fax

1-888-607-8022

Email

Note

Description area

History

The Artefactual Archives is a non-existent archives collecting the records of Artefactual Systems.

Geographical and cultural context

Artefactual Archives is a ficticious institution based on the real Artefactual Systems, an open source development company serving the cultural heritage sector based in New Westminster, BC, Canada.

Mandates/Sources of authority

To collect and document the operations of Artefactual and the projects it manages.

Administrative structure

For more information on our team, see https://www.artefactual.com/team

Records management and collecting policies

Artefactual Archives collects records related to the creation and maintenance of its two primary open source projects, AtoM (Access to Memory) and Archivematica, as well as the internal records of the company itself and its team.

Buildings

One non-existent archival castle

Holdings

Total Volume: Approximately 500 linear meters of textual records and other materials, including 274,500 photographs, 36 video webinar records, 92 slide decks, and other conference ephemera. Our two primary fonds are the AtoM fonds and the Archivematica fonds.

Finding aids, guides and publications

See the AtoM User, Administrator, and Developer Manuals, all found at https://www.accesstomemory.org/latest/docs/

Access area

Opening times

9am-5pm Mondays to Fridays

Access conditions and requirements

Closed on weekends and statutory holidays.

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

We provide public reference services via the AtoM and Archivematica user forums

Reproduction services

No services are provided, but all materials are released under open licenses

Public areas

No public facilities.

Control area

Description identifier

DESCID2

Institution identifier

CA ARTEFAC-01

Rules and/or conventions used

ISDIAH

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Description created by Dan Gillean on February 02, 2017

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

Artefactual Vault

Maintenance notes

Last updated by Dan Gillean, January 03, 2018.

Access points

Access Points

  • Archives (Thematic area)
  • Technology (Thematic area)
  • Southern BC (Geographic subregion)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Suite 201 - 301 Sixth Street
New Westminster, British Columbia
CA V3L 3A7