Standards and interoperability
The standards, and what each one is for.
This is the evidence, not a wall of logos. Each row names a standard, the direction it runs, and what your systems librarian can validate independently.
Last reviewed July 2026
- Imports
- CSV · EAD · MARC/MODS
- Exports
- DC · EAD3 · METS/PREMIS · BagIt
- Harvest
- OAI-PMH, both ways
- Identifiers
- ARK · DOI
The evidence matrix
Standards in. Standards out.
Every row can be demonstrated in an evaluation, where your team can export EAD, Dublin Core, METS, and BagIt from real records and validate it with its own tooling before any commitment.
Imports
Bring records in from CSV, EAD, MARC or MODS, and harvested OAI-PMH. Migration lands in a model your profession already governs.
IMPORT · CSV · EAD · MARC/MODS · OAI-PMH HARVEST
Descriptive exports
Export descriptions as Dublin Core, EAD 2002 or EAD3, and MODS, so records read cleanly in other systems.
EXPORT · DUBLIN CORE · EAD 2002 / EAD3 · MODS
Preservation packaging
Package records with their media as METS with PREMIS, and produce BagIt transfer packages your next system can verify.
EXPORT · METS + PREMIS · BAGIT
Authority records
Export EAC-CPF authority records for people, families, and organizations, so context travels with the records.
EXPORT · EAC-CPF
OAI-PMH, both directions
Serve published records to aggregators, and harvest records from source systems. The endpoint runs continuously, not once at exit.
OAI-PMH · SERVE · HARVEST
IIIF viewing
Deliver deep-zoom images and structured objects through the IIIF Image and Presentation APIs, so viewers you do not operate can display your collections.
IIIF IMAGE API · IIIF PRESENTATION API
Persistent identifiers
Mint ARK and DOI identifiers, so records stay citable and findable over time.
ARK · DOI MINTING
Citation export
Export a citation for any record in six styles, so researchers can cite the source without retyping it.
CITATION EXPORT · SIX STYLES
Fixity verification
Calculate a SHA-256 checksum at upload, then re-verify it on a schedule and alert on change. Corruption is caught, not assumed away.
SHA-256 · RECURRING FIXITY · ALERTS
Ask for the sample exports before you commit.
A working setup using your records, not a sales presentation.