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Introductory blog post hereRequest edit access: ashley.blewer@gmail.com"Not a CMS"Loan/requestMultilingualPermissionsPhysicalReportingRightsTaskingWeb accessBatch EditData Model & Metadata SchemaCollection mgmtDAMSIngestPreservation StorageOpen SourceImport/ExportAPIIIIFSupportCommunityNotes
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Last update: Jan 2024
This software is not actually a CMS!Can it manage sending stuff out and getting it back?Can it support multiple languages?For user permissions within the organization, or for the public.Stores physical location of assets?Exports data/spreadsheets/charts/PDFs for your boss.Copyright stuffCan you assign tasks? Who is working on what?Does this come with a public online access portal?Are there ways to change data in ways more significant than one-at-a-time?Can it manage different, rich, shared data models/schemas?Can it perform CRUD operations [Create, Read, Update, Delete]?Suitable as a digital asset management system?Suitable for packaging materials for preservation (making AIPs)Suitable for managing stored materials for long-term digital preservationIs the software free to use and change?Getting data in AND getting data out?Has an API and/or supports integration with other systems?Is there support for the IIIF core APIs (image and/or presentation)?
https://iiif.io/technical-details/
Can you ask or pay an organization to fix things for you?Is there an ability to get support from a user community (peers, not only vendor/provider)?
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Access to Memory (AtoM)
https://www.accesstomemory.orgNoYesYesYesEhhhhYesNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesRe: batch edits - AtoM 2.4 now supports CSV imports as updates to existing records, and a delete-and-replace option for EAD XML and CSV.
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ACENoYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
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Adlib (Axiell)http://alm.axiell.com/collections-management-solutions/technology/adlib/YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesNoYesAdlib is no longer sold to new customers; current customers are being moved onto Axiell Collections.
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Alfrescohttps://www.parashift.com.au/alfresco-media-management/YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesEhhhhYesYesYesYesElements are Open Source, more complex implementations of the system are not.
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ALMA (ExLibris)https://exlibrisgroup.com/products/alma-library-services-platform/
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Archipelagohttp://archipelago.nyc/NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesArchipelago is in its first beta release. Drupal 8 based. Easy Dockerized deployment.
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Archivematicahttps://www.archivematica.org/en/XNoYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesArchivematica is a preservation processing system -- it makes AIPs, DIPs. It is not a CMS, but part of a larger digital preservation ecosystem.
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ArchivEra (Lucidea)https://lucidea.com/archivera-archives-collections-management-software/YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNo
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ArchivesSpacehttp://archivesspace.org/NoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
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Arctoshttps://arctosdb.org/YesNoYesYesYesYesNoCloud basedYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYesYesFor natural history and cultural collections. This is a cloud-based system that uses open-source code. It is community driven, so member institutions have potential to get involved and help make improvements. There is an annual fee but this is very reasonable. The public sees less than those with management permissions. Records can include images, attach to citations and projects.
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Argus (Lucidea)https://lucidea.com/argus/YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYesNo
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Atlantishttps://www.atlantis-erfgoed.nl/museumsoftware/?lang=en
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Axiell Collections
https://www.axiell.com/solutions/product/axiell-collections/
YesYesYesYesYesEhhhhYesEhhhhYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesEhhhhYesYesAxiell Collections is the replacement for Adlib and Calm, both of which are no longer sold to new customers.
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CatalogIt
https://www.catalogit.app/products/museum
YesYesYesYesNoYesYesGreat user-friendly and robust program suitable for both museums and archaeological collections. Program is highly customizable, but as of 10/20/2022, the total number of records is limited to 100k (per the company)
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ArtBasehttp://www.artbase.com/YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
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Artlogichttps://artlogic.net/artlogicEhhhhYesYesYesYesEhhhhEhhhhYesYesYesYesYesEhhhhYesNoYesYesNoYesNoFeatures vary depending on what version of Artlogic you have. This is a fairly new system and the employees are very eager to help solve any issues that arise. This system seems like it was initially created with art galleries or individual artists in mind. A demo of the system is available to test if the system is the correct CMS for your institution.
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Artwork Archivehttps://www.artworkarchive.com/organizationsEhhhhYesYesYesYesEhhhhEhhhhYesYesYesEhhhhYesEhhhhYesNoYesYesNoYesNoThis system seems better suited to an art gallery setting or for individual artists to use. A free 30 day trial of the system is available, to test if the system meets for your institution's needs out of a CMS. You have to pay for multiple people to access at the same time
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Avalonhttp://www.avalonmediasystem.org/NoYesNoNoYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
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Calm (Axiell)http://alm.axiell.com/collections-management-solutions/technology/calm-archive/YesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoNoYesNoYesYesCalm is no longer sold to new customers, see Axiell Collections which is Axiell's replacement option
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Canto (née Cumulus)https://www.canto.com/product/XNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYesYesCumulus is a DAMS
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CollectionSpacehttp://www.collectionspace.org/YesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesEhhhhNoNoYesYesYesNoYesYes
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CollectiveAccesshttp://www.collectiveaccess.org/YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
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Collector Systemshttps://www.collectorsystems.com/index.htm
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ConedaKORhttps://github.com/coneda/korNoYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesWeb based system (ruby on rails, mysql, elasticsearch), graph based data structure. Hosting and Support by https://de.dariah.eu and https://wendig.io.
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CONTENTdmhttp://www.oclc.org/en/contentdm.htmlNoYesYesYesEhhhhYesNoYesEhhhhYesYesNoYesNoNoEhhhhYesYesYesNew responsive version (for OCLC hosted sites only) will use IIIF API, but loading content still hampered by outdated Project Client software. Batch metadata updates through find/replace or filling through project client, but must use python script called Catcher to do substantial batch updates.
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CuadraSTAR/SKCA (Lucidea)
https://lucidea.com/cuadrastar-skca/YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYesNoUsed for two platforms at the Getty Research Institute: the Provenance Index and the Photo Archive.
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DB/TextWorkshttps://lucidea.com/inmagic-dbtextworks/YesYesNoYesNoYes
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Digital Commons (BePress)
https://www.bepress.com/products/digital-commons/NoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNoEhhhhNoEhhhhYesYesYesUsing the bepress Archive option (https://www.bepress.com/reference_guide_dc/getting-started-bepress-archive/) changes the answers to some of the questions about asset management and preservation
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dLibrary online platform
http://dlibrary.org/NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesEhhhhYesYesYesEhhhhYesYesOur platform serves two main goals: (1) online publishing of large collections of heterogeneous library and archival materials, and (2) serves as technological framework for experimental online publishing and software tools development for scholars and students. (in humanities and hard sciences)
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DSpacehttp://www.dspace.org/NoYesYesYesYesYesNo*YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesA lot of these are Yes with a programmer, No without. (At least out of the box, not hosted/supported externally.)

2017-08-11 Bram Luyten response: As a 10 year DSpace user, committer and DSpace service provider, I'm obviously biased here with all my hats, but I can't help to think that the above statement is somewhat unfair, especially with the most recent releases of the platform.
However, there IS without a doubt an enormous amount of added value that a service provider or a programmer can add to your DSpace, or to ANY platform that at least allows some flexibility: in-depth customization of the look and feel, integration with your custom on-campus systems and SSO, complicated batch ingests from legacy systems ...
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eHivehttps://info.ehive.com/EhhhhNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesEasy-to-use low cost subscription-based web system for cataloguing and sharing collections. Developed by Vernon Systems, a CMS vendor since 1985. Used by over 800 museums.
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Eloquent Archives (Lucidea)
https://www.eloquent-systems.com/products/archives/YesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
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EmbARK (Gallery Systems)
https://www.gallerysystems.com/products-and-services/embark/YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYes (ODBC)NoYesYesDemo download at http://ideas.gallerysystems.com/embark-demo-download. Operates on both Macintosh and Windows.
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EMu (Axiell)http://alm.axiell.com/collections-management-solutions/technology/emu-collections-management/YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesEhhhhYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYesYesAxiell is in the process of changing the backend to a common database platform with a search layer, moving away from the phenomenally outdated 'Texpress' backend. About time. SQLserver, MongoDB, Cassandra, Oracle will be among storage system choices. Not cheap, but good support staff.
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Epexiohttp://epexio.com/
YesYesEhhhhNoNoNoNoNoYesCompany providing it is metadatis. Browser based system but can import from CSVs and ArchiveMatica. See an example of a user at: Warwick University Modern Records Centre, http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/
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Extensishttp://www.extensis.com/NoNoYesEhhhhEhhhhEhhhhNoNoYesEhhhhYesEhhhhNoEhhhhNoEhhhhYesNoNo*Portfolio doesn't have a native web access component, but you can pay for a module called Netpublish which will allow you to create public galleries.
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Fedorahttp://fedorarepository.org/XYesYesYesYesNoYesYou can get community support via mailing lists and Slack. Though this is more focused on Fedora 4 - 6 and not Fedora <= 3 anymore.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/fedora-community
http://slack.fcrepo.org/
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Fotowarehttps://www.fotoware.com/XNoYesYesEhhhhNoYes
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Flora (Decalog)
http://www.decalog.net/fr/flora-musees/
YesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoDecalog Flora is used by more than 250 museums in France and Belgium to manage their collections, libraries and archives. The interface is full-web and uses the standards set by the French Ministry of Culture to acquire the label "Musée de France". Flora is compliant with the UNIMARC and ISAD(G) standards for books and archives. These modules are also used by large organization and public networks. Flora has been chosen to equip the central database of all the French national museums.
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Hyraxhttps://hyrax.samvera.org/NoYesYesYesEhhhhYesEhhhhYesYesEhhhhYesYesNoYesYesEhhhhEhhhhYesYesYesHyrax is a community maintained Samvera package supporting self-deposit repository systems/DAMS.
Hyku is an application targeted at service providers supporting the basic Hyrax feature sets, with a generic content type model and multitenency support.
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Imagenhttps://imagenevp.com/YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYesMedia based platform can deal with scheduling and limited-run playback permissions. Has integrated with/used Front Porch Digital, Oracle, Adlib
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Inveniohttp://inveniosoftware.org/YesYesYes
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IO Integrationhttp://www.iointegration.com/YesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesOne of the first DAMs to be using Relational Metadata/ Semantic Database model
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Islandorahttps://islandora.ca/NoYesYesYesEhhhhYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesA lot of functionality is provided by optional modules. A list of Islandora modules and solution packs is at https://github.com/Islandora-Labs/islandora_awesome. Other functionality can be provided by the 13,329 Drupal subsystems and modules at https://www.drupal.org/project/project_module.
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JSTOR Forumhttp://forum.jstor.org/login.htmlNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesOffers the ability to publish content to Artstor (library.artstor.org) alongside the Artstor Digital Library formerly known as Shared Shelf http://artstor.org/jstorforum
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Knowvationhttp://www.ptfs.com/knowvationNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYesNoBuilt on JBOSS with SOLR indexing.  Digital object can still be found in file shares (not folded into SQL).  Formerly ArchivalWare.
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LIBNOVAhttps://www.libnova.com/
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LOCKSShttps://www.lockss.orgYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
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Look at mehttp://www.lookatmedam.com.au/
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DB/Textworkshttps://lucidea.com/inmagic-dbtextworks/NoYesYes*NoNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNo* You need to buy another module, WebPublisher Pro, which provide Web access.
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Mimsy (Axiell)
https://www.axiell.com/solutions/product/mimsy-xg/
NoEhhhhYesNoEhhhhYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoEhhhhYesNoYesYesMimsy is likely to be phased out by Axiell soon as of Aug 2023 - no specific date given but new customers likely to be pushed more towards Axiell Collections.
Not very sophistocated when you get past the basic DAMs functions (search, store, discover). Integration with other platforms is managed entirely by the supplier so not very flexible. Storage of video is rudimentary. [I'd add that enhancement, above and beyond, remains necessary to suit GLAMS sector requirements.]

(comment moved from above as there was a duplicate line for Mimsy!) Mimsy is java based and has Windows and Mac clients. However, it works better on Windows as its default is to store references to external files using Windows paths. The Windows client supports clicking directly through to files but the Mac client doesn't. It's possible to set up a webserver to translate paths but that's extra work for the institution, or requires additional support. No API out of the box (but one is listed as an add-on in marketing materials), but can query underlying database with SQL tools.
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MINISIShttps://www.minisisinc.com/index.htmlNo
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Mukurtuhttp://mukurtu.org/NoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNoEhhhhYes
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MuseumPlushttp://www.zetcom.comYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesBrowser-based (HTML5), Saas (hosted solution) possible, Open Source Database and Application Server
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NetXhttp://netx.net/NoNoYesEhhhhYesEhhhhNoYesYesNoYesYesNoEhhhhNoYesYesYesYesYesRegarding access: Brand Portals module is now included in standard setup and can be configured for public access. See here: https://kb.netx.net/display/KB/Public+User+Access+to+Brand+Portals
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Nuxeohttps://www.nuxeo.com/NoYesYesNoEhhhhYesNoEhhhhYesYesYesNoEhhhhYesNoPrimarily used in business/private sector, main user in GLAM/cultural heritage world I'm aware of is California Digital Library (see CDL docs here: https://help.oac.cdlib.org/support/solutions/folders/9000174412)
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Omeka Classichttps://omeka.org/classic/NoYesYesEhhhhEhhhhYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesPhysical location: Can be done with custom metadata fields and custom vocabulary control. Reporting: Some export options, can generate item lists &c, not usage or traffic statistics. Can do reporting with third-party plugins not maintained by the Omeka team. Batch Edit: Classic: Bulk import metadata and files via CSV; bulk import from Zotero, Dropbox, OAI-PMH, other Classic installs via API; batch-edit/delete some information.
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Omeka Shttps://omeka.org/s/NoYesYesEhhhhEhhhhYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesPhysical location: Can be done with custom metadata fields and custom vocabulary control. Reporting: Some export options, can generate item lists &c, not usage or traffic statistics. Can do reporting with third-party plugins not maintained by the Omeka team. Batch Edit: Bulk import metadata and files via CSV; bulk import or link from DSpace, Fedora, Zotero, CKAN, Zenodo, Dataverse, OAI-PMH, other Classic or S installs; bulk-update, revise, add, or delete metadata and files via CSV; batch-editing/deleting more information than Classic.
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OrangeLogic
https://www.orangelogic.com/
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PastPerfecthttp://www.museumsoftware.com/YesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
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Pictionhttp://www.piction.com/site/NoYesYesYesEhhhhYesEhhhhYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
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Picturae/Memorixhttps://picturae.com/en/dsh#collection-managementYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesSee an example in action: http://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/english
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Preservicahttps://preservica.com/NoYesYesNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes"Preservica provides all elements of the ISO 27001 OAIS model including active preservation to migrate to the latest file formats during and post ingest. Collections can be re-organized on demand and integrated with various catalogs and can incorporate user defined external metadata e.g. DC, MODS, EAD. Access capabilites include multiple security levels for open and unauthenticated access as well as fast AV streaming. Preservica is available in the cloud or on-premise."
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Qihttp://www.keepthinking.it/qiYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
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Quartex
https://www.amdigital.co.uk/
YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesAdam Matthews Digital created quartex to manage their own archival collections. They use a integration with Preservica for their preservation funciton
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Recollect
https://www.recollectcms.com
YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes"Designed to overcome limitations in existing legacy CMS products. Cloud-based, with strong capabilites in discovery, access, engagement, management and digital preservation. Discovery tools, community engagement and story telling are particularly unique. Highly configurable, links metadata between different assets types. Supports mutliple presentation formats including in-browser 3D object manipulation. Can also be used as a Digital Asset Management platform. IIF Core APIs support will be available soon. Recollect do online demos to showcase their capability and have very low customer churn (turnover)."
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Rediscovery Proficiohttps://rediscoverysoftware.com/NoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
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ResourceSpacehttps://www.resourcespace.com/NoYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesOpen source, the full version is free - no paid extras. A DAM not a CMS, has some CMS functions and integrates fully (two way) with CMS systems including TMS, MuseumsPlus and k-EMU.
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RODAhttps://www.keep.pt/en/produtos/roda/YesYesYes
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Rosettahttp://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/RosettaOverviewNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesDesigned as a preservation platform, not discovery. Must be paired with Ex Libris Primo or another system for discovery. Reporting is primitive (BIRT templates), and monitors only one storage location (not three).
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Samvera (Hydra)http://samvera.org/NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesSamvera is a software community and suite of tools for building repository applications with Fedora, Solr, and Blacklight. See also Hyrax/Hyku
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scopeArchivhttps://www.scope.ch/en/products/system-concept.htmlYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesMore suitable for records management or as an AMS
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SobekCMhttps://sobekdigital.com/NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesHosted solution offered by Sobek Digital
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Soutron Archivehttps://www.soutron.com/products/soutron-archive/YesYesYesYesNoYesYesLimited information available; commerical solution based in Europe with little information available unless you talk with a salesperson
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Specifyhttps://www.specifysoftware.org/For natural history collections
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Tainacanhttps://tainacan.org/en/NoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYes
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Tibigen Digital Repository (TDR)www.tibigen.comYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNoYesNoThe Media Asset Management system for cataloging films and film related files. It is a highly configurable and customizable browser based system. Can configure custom metadata schema and workflows. It has a well documented rich API, implementing custom plugins, extending standard functionality and User Interface is possible.
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TINDhttps://tind.io/
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TMD Mediaflex http://www.tmd.tv/mediaflex-umsYesNoNoYesYesMostly used by Audiovisual Archives and Broadcasters to manage AV collections
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TMShttp://www.gallerysystems.com/products-and-services/tms-suite/tms/YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNoNoEhhhhEhhhhYesYesYesThis product is in widespread use in the museum community. Does not natively support any archival content/descriptive standards.
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Veevarthttp://www.veevart.com/museumsYesYesNoNoNoNo
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Vernon CMShttp://vernonsystems.com/products/vernon-cms/YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesWindows-based CMS with browser-based public access module. Built by Vernon Systems. The most widely used CMS for medium to large museums in Australian and New Zealand. 200 sites worldwide.
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Blacklight/Rails
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FileMaker Pro
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Wordpress
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Non-applicable (no longer supported/legacy)
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Archivist's Toolkit
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Archon
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