Digital Preservation for Galleries, Libraries and Museums
Guaranteeing the long-term access and use of valuable scholarly research and special collections data.
Higher education institutions, libraries and heritage organisations create and curate some of the world’s most valuable research, collections, and historically important records.
Not only do these need to be protected for the long-term, but they must be accessible and usable for future generations to come.
Archiving and preserving these valuable digital records within Arkivum’s solution equips institutions with tools to keep these records alive, forever.
What our customers say
The last 2 years have seen UEL’s approach to digital archiving evolve from a focus on research data to an expanded strategy including the Library’s archive collections. The role played by the Arkivum solution has been key to this, allowing us to better manage data as we scale up the volume being archived.
Carly Lightfoot, Scholarly Communications Manager, UEL
Digital Archives for Historical Documents and Scholarly Research
The Arkivum digital archiving and preservation solution enables galleries, libraries and museums to safeguard and preserve their valuable digital content forever.
The solution has been built on the foundations of digital preservation good practice, as promoted by organisations such as the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), the National Data Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) and others. It supports organisations to achieve the required level of digital preservation maturity, in line with their organisational goals.
It’s simple and easy to upload content to the Arkivum system. Options include dragging and dropping files in, uploading from a cloud storage location, integrating directly with SharePoint and OneDrive or connecting one of your existing systems directly through our open API.
Find out more about some of the key features of the solution below.
Safeguarding & Data Integrity
Protect your collections against the risk of data corruption and bit rot. By storing data in multiple locations and automatically checking for any data integrity issues, the Arkivum solution provides customers with the tools to safeguard their digital content against time.
Data Preservation
Arkivum’s automated digital preservation tool maintains a broad range of content types and formats in long-term formats. Able to preserve documents, video, audio and more, the Arkivum solution ensures the long-term use of your valuable digital content.
Data Access & Management
Easily manage your entire archive collection through our intuitive browser-based dashboard. Features include creating and managing users through our admin panel and our public access module.
Galleries, Libraries and Museums FAQS
What sort of content types can I archive within the system?
Customers can archive a broad range of content types and formats within the Arkivum solution. The preservation process can be automatically conducted on well over 100 common files formats, including documents, video and audio files.
If you have specific requirements that you would like to discuss with the team, please contact us here.
Can I separate my research and special collections data within the system?
Yes, it is possible to setup separate datapools for collections within the system. These can help not only segment data within the system, but also be used to manage who has access to which datasets.
Do you provide a public access module as part of your solution?
Yes, Arkivum provide this as an optional module of the solution, delivered through an open-source tool called Access to Memory (AtoM). As part of the module, Arkivum will setup the AtoM system and the connection to the Arkivum archive.
Arkivum also promotes additional integrations by providing an open API to our solution. We provide customers with a full set of documentation to integrate other public access systems with the Arkivum system.
If you have specific access requirements that you would like to discuss with the team, please contact us here.
Can I integrate the Arkivum solution with other institutional repositories and systems that I currently have?
Yes, it is possible to integrate Arkivum with other institutional systems and repositories. This is achieved by connecting these systems using our open API. We provide customers with a full set of documentation to integrate external tools to the archive.
If you would like to find out more about how to integrate Arkivum with your existing systems, please contact us here.
Is the solution aligned to digital preservation maturity models?
Yes, the solution has been mapped to well-known digital preservation maturity models including DPC RAM, the NDSA Levels and CoreTrustSeal.
Are you part of any higher education procurement systems?
Yes, Arkivum is part of the Jisc Digital Preservation Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to support UK higher education institutes. You can read about the system in more detail here.