Request for reviews of Arbil (archive builder)

[Alexander König]

Dear Amanda, dear all,

let me forward you this response from my colleague Peter Withers who is
the main developer for Arbil.

> Hi Amanda,
> 
> I realize that you are looking for an impartial review of Arbil which
> I am not able to do because I am the developer of the application.
> However I am most happy to provide advice to you on how to use Arbil for
> your metadata and in the context of your particular requirements.
> While Arbil is designed to work with the LAT archive software it can
> also work with a simple network or local drive. One of the things to
> keep in mind when collecting your data is the format that it is in
> and if you will be able to read the files in a few years time. Eg if
> you use Word documents then in a few years you might need an old
> version of Word that requires an old version of Windows etc.. Arbil
> will give you warnings about this when you construct your metadata so
> you can make decisions when you are ready. In regard to preserving
> the linkage between the data files; this is already possible within
> Arbil to a certain degree however I am also working on a kinship
> application that will allow the social and sanguine structures
> associated with the data to be recorded with the data being archived.
> This is will be closely connected to Arbil allowing you to add the
> social structure as you create your metadata. There is a forum on our
> website however it is currently not very easy to use and is in the
> process of being updated.
> 
> 
> Peter Withers Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen,
> the Netherlands