About
Launched:
2018
Record Updated:
Apr 17, 2024
Digital library, collection or exhibit platform
Repository software
Archipelago Commons, or simply Archipelago, is an evolving Open Source Digital Objects Repository / DAM Server Architecture based on the popular CMS Drupal 9/10 and released under GPL V.3 License.
Archipelago is an ensemble of deeply integrated custom-coded Drupal modules (made with care by us, METRO's Digital Services Team and contributing colleagues in our shared field) and a curated and well-configured Drupal instance, running under a discrete and well-planned set of service containers. Archipelago was designed as a multi-tenant, distributed, capable system (as its name suggests) and can be implemented as standalone or in flocks of connected deployments, sharing services.
Mission
METRO advances library and knowledge-management services in New York City, Westchester County and beyond through active collaboration, resource and knowledge sharing, strategic planning and thinking, professional development and advocacy among our members and other organizations with similar interests. In this manner, we improve the public's access to and understanding of timely, high quality information and strengthen the role of libraries as important partners for solving individual problems, making sense of complex issues in the larger world and accessing cultural and recreational resources.
Key Achievements
Over 25 production deployments of Archipelago in the United States and internationally
4 major releases
Stable development roadmap
Active community and practitioner-based working group