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Archivematica

Artefactual
Canada
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About

Launched: 2009
Record Updated: Nov 07, 2024
Digital preservation system
Archivematica is an integrated suite of open-source software tools that allows users to process digital objects from ingest to access in compliance with the ISO-OAIS functional model. Users monitor and control ingest and preservation micro-services via a web-based dashboard. Archivematica uses METS, PREMIS, Dublin Core, the Library of Congress BagIt specification and other recognized standards to generate trustworthy, authentic, reliable and system-independent Archival Information Packages (AIPs) for storage in your preferred repository.

Mission

Artefactual's mission is to be the most trusted partner for those who care for the world's cultural memory by building knowledge, networks, and tools, and by contributing openly to a global community of practice.

Technical Attributes

Maintenance Status

Actively Maintained

Open Code Repository

Implemented
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Technical Documentation

Implemented
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Code License

Implemented
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Open API

Implemented
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Open Product Roadmap

Implemented
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Technical Attribute Statements

Technology Readiness Level

  • Actual system proven in operational environment

Code Licenses Used

AGPL v3 Gnu Affero Public License v3

Standards

Metadata

METS, PREMIS, Dublin Core, BagIT

Preservation

  • OAIS

Hosting Options

  • Through solution or third party vendor

Service Providers

https://www.artefactual.com/pricing

Policies & Governance

Policies

Privacy Policy

Implemented
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Transparent Pricing and Cost Expectations

Implemented
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Policy Statements

Board Structure

  • None

Board Level

We have a board of directors for the company Artefactual not the Archiveamtica software.

Community Governance

  • None

Additional Information

Organizational History

Artefactual Systems was established as a digital preservation consulting company. In 2007, Artefactual received funding from the International Council of Archives (ICA) to develop an open-source archival descriptive software application that used ICA’s various standards and AtoM was born. In 2009, Artefactual began work on an open-source digital preservation plug-in for AtoM based on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS), which quickly became an application on its own, called Archivematica. AtoM and Archivematica are now used around the world as open-source options for people who want to provide access to and preserve cultural memory.

Organizational Structure

Business or Ownership Model

Commercial (for-profit)

Full-time Staff

More than 20

Shareholders

Yes

Current Affiliations

No Affiliations

Funding

Primary Funding Source

  • Program service revenue

Funding Needs

Artefactual is entirely self-funded. We are here for the long term, we are not focused on profit for investors. We focus on slow and steady growth. This leads us to favour long term partnerships over transactional relationships.
Revenue from our services support investment in our solution and supporting us through a subscription service to AtoM or Archivematica helps us continue to work on open source software.
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