Creating ARKs with TAMU ID Minter

Use this to create an ARK for an object. ARKs are created with this site

Create an input.csv. For each media object you will need the following metadata fields:

.csv metadata	Corresponding ARK field
id/url	Location (URL)
creator	Who
title	What
date of creation	When

When working with items in Avalon that don’t yet have a url, the Location (URL) is made using the id field, but not exclusively the id. It should follow this format:

avalon.library.tamu.edu/media_objects/{‘id’}

If an item already has a url (such as one on Fedora), use that for the url (the where).

Use tamu-id-minter to create the ARKs.

In the terminal enter tamu_mint create_arks -i input.csv.

Editing the Status of an ARK

ARKs can be public for items that are already online or they can be reserved for items that will later be made public. To change the status of an ARK:

Make sure input.csv includes a column labeled “ark”.

In the terminal enter tamu_mint switch_statuses -s {public, reserved, or unavailable} -i input.csv.