diff --git a/user-manual/transfer/bags.rst b/user-manual/transfer/bags.rst index 6b36daa8..bc77b351 100644 --- a/user-manual/transfer/bags.rst +++ b/user-manual/transfer/bags.rst @@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ Archivematica supports the ingest of materials packaged in accordance with the Library of Congress `BagIt`_ specification. Users can ingest both zipped and unzipped bags by using the appropriate :ref:`transfer type `. -*On this page:* +*On this page* * :ref:`Bag structure requirements ` -* :ref:`Unzipped bags ` -* :ref:`Zipped bags ` -* :ref:`Adding metadata to bags ` +* :ref:`Configuring bags ` + + * :ref:`Unzipped bags ` + * :ref:`Zipped bags ` + * :ref:`Adding metadata to bags ` + * :ref:`Other ways to configure bags ` + * :ref:`Index and search bag metadata ` .. _bag-structure-requirements: @@ -33,10 +37,18 @@ Some issues that can cause bags to inadvertently fail include: * Structural issues. See :ref:`Adding metadata to bags ` for more information on how to structure bags. +.. _configure-bags: + +Configuring bags +---------------- + +Bags can be configured in a variety of ways to achieve specific preservation +goals. + .. _unzipped-bags: Unzipped bags -------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Unzipped bags can be created by hand or by using a BagIt tool like `BagIt-python`_ or `Bagger`_. The bag must comply with the `BagIt`_ @@ -64,7 +76,7 @@ For more information on processing your transfer, see :ref:`process transfer .. _zipped-bags: Zipped bags ------------ +^^^^^^^^^^^ Zipped bags can be created by hand or by using a BagIt tool like `BagIt-python`_ or `Bagger`_. The bag must comply with the `BagIt`_ specification. @@ -92,12 +104,31 @@ For more information on processing your transfer, see :ref:`process transfer .. _adding-metadata-bags: Adding descriptive/rights metadata and submission documentation to bags ------------------------------------------------------------------------ +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Similar to standard transfers, it is possible to add descriptive and rights metadata to unzipped and zipped bag transfers. See :ref:`Adding metadata to bags ` for more information. +.. _other-bag-configs: + +Other ways to configure bags +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +There may be other ways to combine standard transfer configurations with bags, +such as: + +* :ref:`Transfers with submission documentation ` +* :ref:`Persistent identifiers ` +* :ref:`Transferring material with preservation or access derivatives (manual normalization) ` +* :ref:`Transferring material with access copies only ` +* :ref:`Transferring material with service (mezzanine) files ` + +However, Artefactual does not test all configurations. It is recommended to +thoroughly test any unique configuration and review the results before running +your workflow in production. If you have questions about different ways to set +up bags for transfer, consider a post to the `Archivematica user forum`_. + .. _searching-bags: Index and search bag metadata @@ -213,3 +244,4 @@ user enters two dates in ISO date format separated by a colon. For example, .. _BagIt: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8493 .. _BagIt-python: https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/bagit-python .. _Bagger: https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/bagger +.. _Archivematica user forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/archivematica