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ArchivesSpace Content Warnings

Please use the release specific to your version of ArchivesSpace

Getting started

This plugin has been tested with ArchivesSpace versions 3.1.1+.

Unzip the correct release of the plugin to your ArchivesSpace plugins directory:

 $ cd /path/to/archivesspace/plugins
 $ unzip aspace_offensive_content_tags.zip -d aspace_offensive_content_tags

Enable the plugin by editing your ArchivesSpace configuration file (config/config.rb):

 AppConfig[:plugins] = ['other_plugin', 'aspace_content_warnings']

(Make sure you uncomment this line (i.e., remove the leading '#' if present))

See also:

https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/blob/master/plugins/README.md

You will need to shut down ArchivesSpace and migrate the database:

 $ cd /path/to/archivesspace
 $ scripts/setup-database.sh

See also:

https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/blob/master/UPGRADING.md

This will create the tables required by the plugin, and will pre-populate the system with a set of Content Warnings. The controlled value list is editable. The plugin provides the following warnings out of the box.

cw_adult: Adult Content
cw_general: Harmful Content (general)
cw_hate: Hateful Content
cw_racism: Racist Content

Configuration

This plugin accepts five configuration options. One controls the visibility of Content Warnings as facets in the staff application and the visibility of Content Warnings as facets in the PUI. Set either staff_faceting or public_faceting to true to enable Content Warnings facets in that area. Another option general_only can be set to true to disable specific warning tags in the PUI and display only the general warning in the PUI.

AppConfig[:aspace_content_warnings] = {
  'staff_faceting' => true,
  'public_faceting' => true,
  'general_only' => true
}

The second configuration option specifies a link to an external site that explains the use of the content warnings if your institution provides that information. Set

AppConfig[:aspace_content_warnings_external_link]

to any valid URL. The link will appear below any tags with language specified by the value set in the aspace_content_warnings_more_info locales key.

The third configuration option adds a form to collect proposals for additional content warning tags. It relies on the request form mechanism to a large extent and requires that the same AppConfig settings regarding emails for the PUI be set. Set

AppConfig[:aspace_content_warnings_allow_pui_submit] = true

to enable the form on objects that allow requests.

The fourth option adds a header to every PUI page with a link to your institutions harmful content policy or statement. Set

AppConfig[:aspace_content_warnings_pui_statement] = true

to enable this header.

The fifth configuration option allows you to specify the note type used for the EAD/EAD3 exports. Set

AppConfig[:aspace_content_warnings_note_type] = 'scopecontent'

or

AppConfig[:aspace_content_warnings_note_type] = 'odd'

Defaults to scopecontent.

See the PUI images below for examples of how these would appear in the PUI with the config options enabled.

Using the Plugin

The plugin adds a new sub record to Accessions, Resources, Archival Objects, Digital Objects, and Digital Object Components (WIP).

The new sub record allows staff users to select a type of content warning and optionally a clarifying description of why the warning has been applied. Any number of warnings can be applied.

Staff editing UI

Staff data entry view

If an object has been labeled directly, the plugin adds new data to the accordion section in the PUI which lists out the warnings applied and the custom description if added. A generic description is applied if no custom description is available.

PUI Accordion Section

PUI - Sample accordion section

In addition, the plugin adds warning tags just under the title of the object which, when clicked, will open the accordion section and scroll to the content warning section.

PUI Tag Section

PUI - Sample Tags at resource level

If an object has not been labeled directly, the plugin checks to see if any ancestors have had any warnings applied and adds a set of inherited warning tags just under the title of the object prefixed with text indicating where the tag(s) where inherited from. The inheritance check stops at the first ancestor with directly applied tags.

Example Statement for an inherited tag: Applied at the Series level: {TAG}

PUI Tag Section - Direct Tag

PUI - Object with own tags

PUI Tag Section - Inherited Tags

PUI - Object with inherited tags

PUI Link to Policy or Statement

readme_images/ContentWarnings_PUI_Header_statement.png

PUI - General Tag Only Configuration

Note that if the configuration option to only display the general tag is set, only that tag & warning will be displayed in the PUI for direct and inherited tags.

PUI PDF Export

The PUI PDF exports have also been modified to include the directly applied tags. Inherited tags are not included in the pdf export. Digital Object Components are not included in PUI PDFs. Digital Object tags are only included if one or more file versions are present in the pdf.

A sample PUI pdf export is included in the sample_exports directory.

Adding Additional Content Warning Choices

To add new content warnings, admin users should edit the controlled value list.

System Menu - Controlled Value Lists - Content Warnings

In addition the locales should be updated with new translations for the warning label and the default description associated with the tag. To edit the label translation, please edit frontend/locales/enumerations.en.yml and add a new key:value pair to

en:
  enumerations:
    content_warning_code:
      cw_new: New Content Warning (Example)    

In this example, 'new' should be a descriptive name for the type of content.

To add a new default description, edit frontend/locales/en.yml and add a new key:value pair to

en:
  content_warning_description:
    cw_new_html: >
      This is a new example description for a new content warning.    

Reports

The plugin adds an additional report that gathers information about the content warnings applied. The report includes the warning and any associated primary type (resource, accession, archival object, digital object, and digital object component).

Staff MARC, EAD & PDF Exports Note

EAD, EAD3, and pdf exports include sections with any applied content warnings. Digital Object Components are not included in exports.

MARC exports include an additional 520 field for each applied tag. Example: 520 4#$a{Content Warning}

Core Overrides

This plugin overrides several methods related to EAD & EAD3 export. If you have modified these or are using plugins that also modify these methods, you will need to reconcile them. Specifically

    EADSerializer::serialize_digital_object
    EAD3Serializer::stream
    EAD3Serializer::serialize_child
    EAD3Serializer::serialize_digital_object
    MARCModel::initialize
    MARCModel::self.from_aspace_object

This plugin also overrides the following views

    /public/views/pdf/_archival_object.html.erb
    /public/views/pdf/_digital_object_links.html.erb
    /public/views/pdf/_resource.html.erb 

If you are using other plugins which override the same files, you will need to reconcile them.

Credits

Plugin developed by Joshua Shaw [[email protected]], Digital Library Technologies Group Dartmouth Library, Dartmouth College