Cyndi Shein, Carol Ou, Karla Irwin, and Carlos Lemus (all Libraries), published "Open-Source Open Doors: A Case Study on Extending ArchivesSpace Code at UNLV Libraries" in the Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies.

Libraries is in its third year of implementing an open-source archival collection management application, ArchivesSpace, and is sharing UNLV-developed code that extends ArchivesSpace’s built-in functions. The case study demonstrates how adopting and building upon community-created code and developing original local code improves workflows.The study also explores how using an open-source application has opened up opportunities for cross-departmental collaboration, moving UNLV toward full implementation of ArchivesSpace and closer to the goal of describing and exposing all of Special Collections’ archival resources for its community of researchers.

The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies is sponsored by the Yale University Library and New England Archivists.