AToM
AtoM (Access to Memory)
AtoM is an open source, web-based app which allows institutions to provide and manage public access to their archival holdings.
This is a new addition to the Open Fifth open source product portfolio – get in touch with the team for more on how AtoM can unlock your archive.
Overview
Watch our recent webinar ‘Introducing AtoM’ for an overview of AtoM and its features:
As AtoM is an open source solution, you could download it yourself and host it on your own server, and there are no licensing fees required. For those who choose not to implement and host their own software, this is where Open Fifth can help. We provide fully inclusive implementation, data migration, hosting and ongoing support services with transparent pricing, enhanced information security policies, and a friendly team here to assist you.
AtoM is available through the Digital Marketplace with Open Fifth as a supplier under the G-Cloud 14 framework.
Features
Built around international archival standards, AtoM allows institutions to describe, preserve, and share their collections efficiently and affordably. Designed for scalability and flexibility, AtoM supports multilingual content, hierarchical data structures, and highly customisable themes. Its API and modular architecture allow seamless integration into existing digital preservation workflows. The software is light, with an intuitive and responsive interface for desktop browser, mobile and tablet uses.
- Standards-based (including ISAD(G), RAD, DACS, Dublin Code Metadata and MODS)
- Multilingual
- Multi-repository
- You can import and export your data using a variety of formats, including EAD, EAC-CPF, CSV and SKOS, ensuring that your data is not locked down
- No licence fees.
AtoM Community
AtoM has an active, global community (including the original authors Artefactual), committed to its development and innovation, consisting of archives, individuals, and service and support companies. There are regional user groups, community meetings, and a community forum which users can get involved with as little or as much as they’d like. Find out more about the AtoM community.
The AtoM community has also developed comprehensive documentation, packed with orientation, administration and maintenance guidance.
Support
As an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified company, Open Fifth has an excellent reputation for the quality of the support service that is delivered. Our staff are highly skilled and all have many years’ experience in working in the library sector. We support over a hundred organisations, many of which have high expectations and requirements for quality of the service that we deliver. We can only provide this service due to the high quality and experience of our staff.
When choosing a hosted solution, there is no ongoing responsibility on staff to maintain and configure the infrastructure or application. We’ll take care of that for you, freeing up libraries and archives to do what they do best.