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DART (Digital Archivist's Resource Tool)

Academic Preservation Trust (APTrust)
United States of America
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About

Launched: 2018
Record Updated: Oct 19, 2026
Digital preservation tool
DART is the Digital Archivist's Resource Tool. It provides both a GUI and a command-line interface for packaging files and uploading them to remote repositories. DART produced BagIt bags using BagIt profiles, https://github.com/bagit-profiles/bagit-profiles-specification.

Domain Relevance

  • Computer and information sciences

Mission

DART makes it easy to securely package and transfer digital content for digital preservation.

Key Achievements

The current release of DART 3 supports the following features:
* Creating BagIt bags that conform to defined BagIt profiles
* Validating BagIt bags according to defined BagIt profiles
* Uploading bags and other files to remote S3 and SFTP endpoints
* Creating, validating and uploading bags in loose, tar, and gzip formats
* Creating and modifying BagIt profiles through a visual point-and-click editor
* Defining repeatable Workflows for bagging and uploading files
* BagIt Profile import and export
* Settings import and export
* Workflow export
* Saving an exporting local copies of artifacts from bagging jobs, including manifests, tag files, and job results
* Read-only integration with the APTrust's REST API to display the status of ingested materials and pending work items

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

Implemented
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Community Statements

User Contribution Pathways

  • Contribute funds
  • Contribute to code
  • Contribute to documentation
  • Contribute to education or training
  • Contribute to governance
  • Contribute to user research or user testing
  • Contribute to working groups or interest groups

Policies & Governance

Governance Summary

The Governing Board is the primary governing body for APTrust. The Board defines and recommends strategic direction to meet operational and strategic goals, and it provides advice and oversight for the budget and finances. The Board meets in person or by phone as needed and holds an annual meeting with all institutional members. The APTrust Advisory Committee comprises two representatives from each of the APTrust Sustaining Member institutions. They are appointed annually by their respective deans, and two members of the committee are selected to serve as co-chairs and liaisons to the APTrust Governing Board, where they are voting members. Advisory Committee members bring expertise in their respective fields, as well as in policy matters and priorities, to APTrust. The group keeps the broader community informed about and connected to the developing digital preservation infrastructure.

Policies

Bylaws

Implemented
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Commitment to Equity & Inclusion

Implemented
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Web Accessibility Statement

In Progress

Governance Structure & Processes

Implemented
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Policy Statements

Board Structure

  • Advisory board or steering committee

Board Level

  • Other
The Governing Board is the primary governing body for APTrust; however, member institutions contribute actively to governance through input gathered by the Board. The Board defines and recommends strategic direction to help meet operational and strategic goals and provides advice and oversight for the budget and finances.

Community Governance

  • Formal

Additional Information

Organizational History

https://aptrust.org/about/background/

Organizational Structure

Business or Ownership Model

Fiscal sponsorship (academic institution)

Full-time Staff

1-5

Current Affiliations

University of Virginia

Funding

Primary Funding Source

  • Program service revenue

Revenue Sources

  • Institutional memberships

Financial Reporting Level

  • Provider
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