Applying Domain Packs
Domain packs are curated bundles of vocabulary bindings tailored to specific subject areas. Each pack pre-configures which authorities each Data Model field should resolve against, so you get strong out-of-the-box authority linking without having to configure every field by hand.
What's in a pack
A domain pack is a YAML / JSON manifest that:
- Sets the vocabulary binding on relevant Data Model fields — subjects → LCSH, materials → AAT, places → TGN, organisations → VIAF
- Tunes confidence thresholds for each binding — looser for high-recall fields, stricter for high-precision ones
- Includes local-vocabulary seeds — known entities specific to that domain (e.g. for a "UK Sports History" pack, the Football League, the FA, the major clubs)
- Specifies export presets — which formats to enable by default, which mappings to apply
Packs don't change anything destructive. They layer on top of your existing Data Model — anything you've already customised takes priority.
Available packs
The packs we ship rotate as we learn what users actually need. Current packs include:
| Pack | Domain | Suggested for |
|---|---|---|
| General Archival | Generic ISAD(G) / DACS | Most archives |
| UK Sports History | Football, cricket, rugby clubs and players | Sports museums, club archives |
| Local Government | Council records, planning, civic affairs | Local authority archives |
| Family Papers | Personal correspondence, photographs, family histories | Genealogical archives, family papers collections |
| Art Museum | AAT-heavy, condition reporting, exhibition history | Art museums, galleries |
| Community Heritage | Oral history, community-led collections | Community archives, heritage groups |
A pack is a starting point — you can edit any of the bindings it sets, and a pack never overwrites your manual edits.
Applying a pack
- Settings → Data Model.
- Click Apply default vocab bindings (top right).
- The picker shows the available packs with previews of what each one changes.
- Choose a pack and review the changes — additions are shown in green, modifications in yellow.
- Click Apply.
Bindings update immediately. New accessions will use the new bindings; existing accessions can be re-resolved against the new bindings via the Authorities tab's Refresh button.
Removing a pack
There's no "uninstall" — but you can:
- Reset to defaults (top right of Data Model) returns to the seed schema. You lose any pack-applied bindings and your own customisations.
- Manually edit individual fields to remove a binding without affecting other fields.
For safety, Reset to defaults confirms twice and offers a backup export of your current schema.
Building your own pack
Domain packs are JSON files. If your organisation has a workflow that would benefit from a custom pack — a specific museum domain, a regional archive consortium, a research project with bespoke fields — get in touch via support@archivers.ai. We can author one to match your conventions; on Team / Enterprise plans, custom packs are part of onboarding.