This paper provides an overview of a two-year project designed by archivists and librarians at Johns Hopkins University to transform and import collection metadata for the Barbara A. Mikulski papers into ArchivesSpace using Python and the ArchivesSpace application programming interface. The authors describe the challenges of managing a large volume of unformatted archival description and the resulting workflow to create metadata compliant with a designated collection management system. The paper analyses how archivists can incorporate new technology into processing workflows, arguing that archivists should take metadata import into consideration throughout processing projects to maximise their time and facilitate access. This article is also included in The Business & Management Collection which can be accessed at http:// hstalks/business.
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