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There are two options, SIP Creator and Folder Processor. See the descriptions under each tool to see which makes sense for your use case. SIP Creator is our preferred tool for logical transfers in most cases.

 Bulk Reviewer requires use of BitCurator, a customized Linux operating system, that we run on a virtual machine through Windows or as a standalone machine on FRED.

To access on Windows, follow these steps:

1. Click on the Oracle Virtual Box shortcut on the Windows desktop screen

2. Virtual Box will open, click on the BitCurator with the most current version number after it (e.g. 4.4.0)
   

3. Wait for the operating system to load. Once you see a screen with a blue background, BitCurator is ready to use.

To access on FRED, turn on the computer and log in with the BitCurator username (bcadmin) and password.

SIP Creator

SIP creator allows you to select multiple folders in order to construct a single SIP (Submission Information Package) from files or folders. It is our preferred tool for logical transfers in most cases.

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1. Click the “SIP creator” icon on the desktop
   

2. Click “Select Source” and choose the area where the files are stored (ex. an external hard drive)

3. Select the folder(s) that you want to transfer using the checkboxes next to them.

4. Select the destination, choose the Archivematica transfer folder (submission/Transfer) if the items are ready to go into Archivematica. If additional work needs to be done, select the BitCurator shared folder.
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5. Name the SIP as the accession number plus “acc” at the end, (ex. 2020_005acc).

6. Unless As you will have additional information to add to a metadata/submissionDocumentation folder, do not select the bag SIP option. 

7. Also select the run bulk_extractor option unless positive there’s no PII. This tool needs to be updated in order to run bulk_extractor in the way we want through it. You will run it later through the bulk reviewer tool.
   

8. Click “Create SIP” and wait for the tool to finish running.

9. If you did not select the bagging option, add the submissionDocumentation Add any submission documentation to the metadata/submissionDocumentation folder within the SIP.

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   The gift agreement should be added into the relevant collection digital control folder in a subfolder by accession number. It should not be included with files transferred here.

   
   

10. Proceed to the preparing for Archivematica section. (link)the Next steps guidance at the start of this section.

Folder Processor

Folder processor allows you to select multiple folders and create an individual SIP for each folder. Use this option if you have things that should be submitted as separate SIPs, either due to their size or having content from different collections. The generally preferred method is using SIP creator for each individual folder but if you feel that you need to go this route, note that you should place each folder within folders named after their corresponding accession (ex. 2020_029acc, 2020_030acc, etc.) prior to going through this workflow. If not, the tool will retain the name of whatever the folder title you select as the top-level name of the package (causing issues later).

1. Open the “CCA tools” folder Click the “Folder Processor” icon on the BitCurator desktop screen.
   

2. Click the “Folder Processor” iconClick “Select Source” and choose the directory containing the folders you want to transfer and/or package and select “Open” in the top right of the window that popped up.

3. The listing of folders/files will appear in the “Directory Selector” portion of the tool. Click on the folders you want to process and become individual SIPs.
   

4. Select the destination, choose the Archivematica transfer folder (submission/Transfer) if the items are ready to go into Archivematica. If additional work needs to be done, select the BitCurator shared folder.

5. If you do not have additional metadata/submissionDocumentation to add, select bag SIPS. If you do, do not check this option and see step 10 after the tool has run.

6. Select the run Also select the run bulk_extractor option unless positive there’s no PII. This tool needs to be updated in order to run bulk_extractor in the way we want through it. You will run it later through the bulk reviewer tool.

7. As you will have additional information to add to a metadata/submissionDocumentation folder, do not select the bag SIP option.
   

8. Click Create SIPs and wait for the tool to finish running.

9. If you did not select the bagging option, add your submissionDocumentation Add any submission documentation to the metadata/submissionDocumentation folder within the appropriate SIP.

   Note
   title Note
   The gift agreement should be added into the relevant collection digital control folder in a subfolder by accession number. It should not be included with files transferred here.

   
   

10. Proceed to the preparing for Archivematica section. (link)the Next steps guidance at the start of this section.