Preservation System

Also see the UK National Archives page on Digital preservation tools and systems.

Function definition: Tools that support the management and preservation of digital resources, typically performing a number of functions across the digital lifecycle such as ingest, storage, preservation action and access.

Lifecycle stage: Cross-Lifecycle Functions

Tools for this function

Tool	Purpose
Archivematica	Archivematica is a digital preservation system that automates the process of preparing digital objects for ingest into a repository and an access system
AudiAnnotate	To make audio and its interpretations more discoverable and usable by extending the use of the newest IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) standard for audio with the development of the AudiAnnotate web application, documented workflows and workshops that will facilitate the use of existing best-of-breed, open source tools for audio annotation (Sonic Visualiser), for public code and document repositories (GitHub), and audio presentation (Universal Viewer) to produce, publish, and sustain shareable W3C Web Annotations for individual and collaborative audio projects.
CONTENTdm	CONTENTdm is a digital collection management system
CollectiveAccess	CollectiveAccess is web-based software to catalogue, manage, and publish museum and archival collections.
DAITSS	A digital preservation software application designed as a dark archive to service consortial and institutional preservation repositories a multi-user environment type. DAITSS is considered to be a first-party system.
DCape (ingest only)	"The goal of the DCAPE project is to build a distributed production preservation environment that meets the needs of archival repositories for trusted archival preservation services." (Note: This is a work in progress, see notes for more information)
DIMAG	A software suite supporting archives with preservation of digital information for eternity
DLCM	DLCM is an archiving solution based on the OAIS model developed in Java by Swiss universities. It is also the technological stack of the OLOS service.
DNS	DNS - DA NRW Software Suite
DSPS (Digital Preservation Software Platform)	The DPSP is a collection of four software applications which support the goal of digital preservation.
DSpace	DSpace is an institutional repository system which enables easy deposit, preservation, and access for all types of digital content.
Dataverse	The Dataverse is an open source web application to share, preserve, cite, explore and analyze research data.
DiPS (Digital Preservation Solution)	DiPS (OAIS compliant Digital Preservation Solution)
Docuteam cosmos	docuteam cosmos is a comprehensive, modular software solution for the operation of digital long-term archives based on the OAIS standard (Open Archival Information System, ISO 14721:2012).
EPrints	EPrints is an open access digital repository software, which is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.
EssArch	An OAIS-based digital archive system to include both PreIngest and PreAccess functions
Fedora Commons	Fedora provides the back-end foundation for digital repository systems responsible for managing and preserving all types of digital content.
GFI MailArchiver	GFI MailArchiver is an email archiving software that is the single solution source for your email management problems on Exchange Server.
HP Integrated Archive Platform	The HP Integrated Archive Platform (HP IAP) was a solution for the long-term archival and disposition of information.
Hoppla	Hoppla is an archiving solution that combines back-up and fully automated migration services for data collections in small office environments.
Invenio	Invenio is a free software suite enabling you to run your own digital library or document repository on the web.
LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)	LOCKSS software allows libraries to create preserved digital collections out of materials that would otherwise be accessible only through a licensed academic subscription.
Libsafe	libsafe allows the organizations to create a full OAIS compliant Archive, including active and passive digital preservation workflows and is particularly suited for master image files of digitizing processes.
Merritt Repository Service	Merritt is a cost-effective repository service from the University of California Curation Center (UC3) that lets the UC community manage, archive, and share its valuable digital content.
Minimum Preservation Tool	The Minimum Preservation Tool (MPT) can be used to create an interim preservation storage environment for files awaiting preservation in a longer term repository solution. It supports checksum generation, fixity checking, and replication across two or more storage nodes.
Preservica	Preservica is a complete OAIS Digital Preservation system available on the cloud (hosted in US, EU, CA or AUS) and on-premise. It is trusted by over 1000 organisations across 5 continents to preserve collections both large (>6Pb) and small (few 100kb).
Rescarta	The ResCarta Tools software empowers users to create non-proprietary digital objects with LOC standard METS, MODS, MIX and AudioMD metadata from existing TIFF, JPEG, PDF and WAV data through user-friendly interfaces.
Roda	RODA - Repository of Authentic Digital Objects
Rosetta	Ex Libris Rosetta enables institutions to preserve and provide access to the collections in their care.
Samvera	A digital repository software that offers flexible and rich user interfaces tailored to distinct content types
SobekCM	SobekCM is a digital repository and digital scholarship/publishing system which enables easy deposit, preservation, and access for all types of digital content, tailored to the needs of galleries, libraries, archives, museums, scholars, and researchers.
The Open Video Digital Library Toolkit	The Open Video Digital Library Toolkit project is intended to provide museums, libraries and other institutions holding moving image collections tools to more easily create Web-based digital video libraries.
Vitam	Vitam is an open source software able to manage and preserve digital records and archives (back-end).