.. Introduction to EAASI

Introduction
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This User Handbook is a product of the EAASI Research Alliance and an exclusive benefit of membership in the Software Preservation Network. It is intended to help new users navigate and perform common tasks within the EAASI platform.

This section of the EAASI User Handbook refers to the ``v2021-10`` version of EAASI that is actively available to EAASI Research Alliance members as of mid-2025. To preview the new look, feel, and features of the re-architected "Next-Gen EAASI", use the version switcher (either under the logo at top left of the sidebar, or in the flyout menu at the bottom right of your screen) and select the ``latest`` `version <https://eaasi-user-handbook.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/>`_ of the User Handbook.

The EAASI User Handbook is hosted and published through `Read the Docs <https://about.readthedocs.com/>`_. For any technical issues encountered
*with this site* or suggestions/requests for expanded documentation, please feel free to start a thread in the `EAASI User Forum <https://forum.EAASI.cloud>`_ or contact Yale's
`Senior Software Preservation and Emulation Technologist <https://web.library.yale.edu/sd/staff/45476>`_, who maintains this site.

.. warning::
  The EAASI platform is maintained by a small team. Users will experience bugs and inconsistencies not described in this
  documentation. Please see :ref:`bugs` and :ref:`community` for assistance.