Canadian Railroad Historical Association / Association canadienne d'histoire ferroviaire

Published purpose

The Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA) Archives and Documentation Centre wishes to improve accessibility to its archives, while optimizing its archive management. To this end, a targeted analysis was conducted in 2021. Four commercially available systems, including the one currently used by the Centre, were evaluated in depth based on the needs of the organization and its clients. The results of this analysis led to the selection of AtoM software. The current project consists of installing the AtoM software in the Centre’s infrastructure and configuring it based on the internal classification plan. Then, the descriptive, bibliographic and image records contained in ArchiLog—the software currently used at the Centre—will be migrated, and a quality validation and adjustments will take place as needed.