CollectiveAccess
collectiveaccess.org
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- CollectiveAccess is free, open-source software for cataloguing and publishing museum and archival collections.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Intended users
- The site describes use by institutions ranging from national museums to local history consortia, specialized archives, and catalogues raisonnés.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Free plan
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Integrations
- Listed integrations and information services include the Library of Congress, Getty vocabularies, BagIt, and LibreOffice-generated previews for Microsoft file formats.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Support
- Free online support resources include documentation, a forum, and live chat; online support is provided on a best-effort basis by developers and the user community.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Access controls
- It supports user- or group-specific access to fields and record types, restrictions on published records and metadata, LDAP authentication, and system logs of edits.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- API access
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Approval workflows
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Cataloguing
- It supports batch cataloguing and editing, imports from formats including Excel, CSV, XML, and MARC, and exports including OAI-PMH formats.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Components
- Providence is the core cataloguing application, and Pawtucket2 is an optional public web-access application for publication and discovery.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Current release
- The download page lists version 2.0.11 for both Providence and Pawtucket2.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Hosting limits
- Whirl-i-Gig says it cannot host projects developed by third parties; its hosting packages include nightly backups of data and media.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Media
- The software supports in-browser viewing and playback of images, video, audio, PDFs, and 3D scans, and can create media derivatives and watermarks on ingest.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Metadata
- It includes metadata standards such as DACS, Dublin Core, and VRA Core, and supports configurable metadata fields, interfaces, and reports.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Metadata and tagging
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Paid services
- Whirl-i-Gig offers consulting and cloud hosting; hosting is available only for projects that use its consulting services, and hosting pricing is available by contacting the provider.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Preservation
- Digital preservation features include MD5 fixity checks with email reports and automatic access derivatives for preservation media.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Publishing
- Pawtucket can provide a public website or a login-protected front end with browse filters, search, maps, timelines, and user-generated comments, tags, and ratings.Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
- Supported asset types
- images,video,audio,PDFs,3D scans,Microsoft file formatsRead 20 Sep 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
Plans and prices
CollectiveAccess Free Free and open-source software · consulting and hosting available separately Read 12 Oct 2026 · collectiveaccess.org
Where Specifiction places it
- Museum Software#2 of 118.2
- Digital Asset Management Software#62 of 1518.0