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Hyku

Samvera
United States
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About

Launched: 2015
Record Updated: Apr 19, 2024
Preservation system
Repository software
Hyku is a feature-rich, robust, flexible digital repository that can be customized by and for institutions large and small. Hyku works well as a local installation or as a repository service hosted by a service provider or consortia. Hyku is built on top of the Hyrax repository engine so it comes with all of the features of Hyrax but adds additional customization and multi-tenancy. Being multi-tenant means that a single repository owner that can create multiple repository instances, for example creating and hosting repositories across a consortia or for multiple campuses. Hyku makes it easy to add and discover works with integrations like the IIIF Image & Presentation API, the Universal Viewer, and bulk import scripts as well as customization options like adding fonts and custom CSS.

Mission

Hyku is part of the Samvera Community. Samvera is a vibrant and welcoming community of information and technology professionals who share challenges, build expertise and create sustainable, best in class solutions, making the world's digital collections accessible now and into the future.

Key Achievements

February 2023: Hyku 5.0 released, with community-driven features and bug fixes May 2023: Hyku for Consortia grant team releases Hyku End-User Usability Report: https://hykuforconsortia.palni.org/news/hyku-end-user-usability-report August 2023: User-focused Hyku enhancements completed, providing many enhancements suggested by user experience research and focused on the front-end display and administrative workflows.

Technical Attributes

Open Code Repository

Implemented
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Maintenance Status

Actively maintained

Technical Documentation

Implemented
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Open Product Roadmap

Implemented
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Open API

In Progress

Open Data Statement

In Progress

Content Licensing

Not applicable/ applied by individual implementers

Hosting Options & Service Providers

Hosting Strategy

Hosting through third party only

Service Providers

Community Engagement

Code of Conduct

Implemented
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Community Engagement

Implemented

Contribution Guidelines or Fora

Implemented
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Organizational Commitment to Community Engagement

Much of Samvera's development is driven by its Interest and Working Groups. These groups come together to discuss and work on matters of particular importance to the Samvera Community at any given time. Samvera's Interest and Working Groups operate in a transparent and inclusive manner. Each proposed new Group sets out a charter and posts an open invitation for participants from across the Community. Generally the meetings are held online and the minutes are posted on Samvera's wiki.

User Contribution Pathways

  • Contribute funds
  • Contribute to code
  • Contribute to documentation
  • Contribute to education or training
  • Contribute to working groups or interest groups

Additional Information

Organizational History

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), Stanford University and DuraSpace partnered to extend the existing Samvera community (formerly "Hydra project") codebase and its vibrant and growing community to build, bundle, and promote a feature-rich, robust, flexible digital repository that is easy to install, configure, and maintain. Initially developed under the “Hydra-in-a-Box” label, the product of this collaborative effort is Hyku, a next-generation repository solution. Hyku works for institutions large and small, incorporating the capabilities and affordances to support networked resources and services in a shared, sustainable, national platform. The overall intent is to develop a digital collections platform that is not just "on the web," but "of the web." With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the collaborative project kicked off in 2015. In 2017, Hyku entered beta, and in February 2019, it was promoted out of Samvera Labs. Ongoing development of Hyku is guided by the Samvera community via the Hyku Interest Group and associated partners.

Organizational Structure

Business or Ownership Model

Fiscal sponsorship (non-profit)

Full-time Staff

1.0

Funding

Primary Funding Source

Contributions

Funding Needs

Institutions, organizations, funders, and consortia can help advance Hyku via in-kind development of Hyku features; by becoming a Samvera Partner; through grant-funded activities; and by pledging funds or development time to contribute Hyku community development sprints.
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