Open-source software in archives, documented

How archives, libraries and museums use open source.

An editorially independent catalogue of 348 source-verified cases across 42 countries. Explore documented migrations, implementations and operational adoptions of AtoM, ArchivesSpace, Koha, Archivematica and other open tools. Each story is summarised in our own words and linked to its primary source.

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Why this exists. Archivists considering a move to open source rarely have a single place to see who has already done it, and how it went. The Archive Migration Review gathers those accounts in one neutral reference — with links to the originals — so the next institution can decide with evidence rather than guesswork.