[Astra] Appraisal & Classification Application
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The ASTRA application is the main agency - archives collaboration tool of the National Archives of Estonia (NAE). It is a web-based solution that has two main components: a) supporting the appraisal and classification; b) controlling digital submissions. In appraisal and classification ASTRA allows agencies and NAE to co-manage the classification schema, document and manage relevant appraisal decisions (incl. to highlight which classes in the classification schema are of archival value), create automatically a archival schema (consisting of classes with archival value) and collaborate in the continuous creation and update of archival descriptions (especially in regard to authority records and function - series level descriptions). All of these actions are carried out on a continuous manner (i.e. not as part of individual transfers), together by the archivists of NAE and the agency.