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Audiovisual Self Assessment Program
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Product Description
AvSAP is free and accessible to the public; its a downloadable tool designed to collect data about collections and assess the conditions of audiovisual items. The goal of this assessment tool is to help collections managers develop a prioritized preservation plan for their audiovisual materials, including, but not limited to audio recordings, films, and videotapes, and to educate individuals on extending the lives of their collections with the resources at hand.
Hello,
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Installation Complete!
Archon is now installed, and configured!
If you ARE using the Archon Installer utility:
1) Copy the following word to the clipboard (or write it down): ALLDONE
2) Return to the installer utility and enter the word above into the prompt.
3) Click Finish.
If you ARE NOT using the Archon Installer utility:
In order to begin using Archon, you MUST delete or rename the install.php file from the /packages/core/install/ directory. Archon will NOT work until this file no longer exists.
Once you have done this, click Finish to access the Administrative Interface.
*1* I performed the installation over the internet. When I return to the installer Utility, there is no prompt. Neither do I find an instal.php file on my Mac computer.
How can I verify whether I used the installer utility or not? How can I find the prompt for the activation password (Step 1 above)
*** The Archon system on my server acknowledges installation and warns that another installation will overwrite the database. However, when I attempt to log on to Archon, it says that it cannot load my repository because the repository ID is not defined. When I was in the system immediately after installation, I had difficulty with the repository manager.
*2* It would not accept a Canadian Postal code, although the country field was set to Canada. The error message stated that the zip code needed to be numeric, wheras Canadian postal codes are alphanumeric in the form H2J 3J9.
*3* It also rejected the names of the repository "Concordia University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Visual Media Resources," and all versions thereof i.e. without the commas, using fewer words, using only one word, and using the abbreviation VMR.
I am testing AvSAP and need to report on my findings to the committee by next week. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me as soon as possible.
Brian Virostek
Media Preservation Specialist
Visual Media Resources
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
I have resolved most of the issues, but it maintains that the Repository ID is not defined. How can I fix this problem?
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