University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Choosing Perpetua Software From Arkivum
As data archiving, digital preservation and safeguarding solution
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on February 15, 2018 at 2:20 pmArkivum Ltd. has announced that the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) Libraries, has chosen the company’s Perpetua as their data archiving, digital preservation and safeguarding solution.
Serving one of the leading public research institutions belonging to the Association of American Universities (AAU), CU Boulder Libraries have selected Perpetua to provide a managed repository for library digitized and ‘born-digital’ content spanning numerous collections and data formats, from structured document formats to unstructured objects such as video and software.
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Perpetua is an end-to-end digital preservation and archival safeguarding solution designed to address the requirements and challenges of the heritage, libraries and higher education markets. It is a modular solution which enables organizations to select the functionality appropriate for current needs, and add others as requirements evolve. It uses open standards and sector-adapted open source components to ensure users have a future-proofed and flexible solution.
Leslie Reynolds, interim dean of the libraries, said: “After a well-considered RFP process, we are pleased toselect Arkivum Perpetua as our long-tem data archiving solution. The solution’s functionality and scalability offered great appeal and fits our long-term data archiving strategy very well, while moving the University closer toward a trusted digital repository status, as specified in ISO 16363. We’re excited to be partnering with Arkivum, and look forward to bringing our archived content to life.“
Yaron Naor, VP and GM, Americas, Arkivum added: “It is a privilege to welcome CU Boulder Libraries to our global Arkivum Perpetua community. The Arkivum team are committed to safeguarding their digitized and born digital collection with our fully managed, secure and compliant data archiving solution.“