Open-source archival migrations, documented

How the world's archives are moving to open source.

A growing, editorially independent record of real institutions leaving proprietary systems behind — for AtoM, ArchivesSpace, Koha, Archivematica and other open tools. Every story is summarised in our own words and linked back to its original 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.