Our Members
- California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities Library Alliance
- InDiPres
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Ohio University
- Oregon State University
- Penn State University
- Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro
- Purdue University
- Rockefeller Archive Center
- University of Louisville
- Virginia Tech University
Recent News & Publications
March 28, 2025:
MetaArchive Cooperative Sunset Announcement
It is with a mix of gratitude and sadness that we announce the sunset of the MetaArchive Cooperative, effective March 31, 2025. Since its inception, MetaArchive has been dedicated to safeguarding the unique digital collections of cultural heritage institutions and research libraries spanning three countries across three continents, and nearly a dozen U.S. states. Established … Continue reading MetaArchive Cooperative Sunset Announcement
September 17, 2024:
MetaArchive is Sunsetting: Updates and Learnings from a Community in Transition
When we first announced MetaArchive’s major transition in April 2024, we wanted to create spaciousness, ignite conversations and consider every single potential pathway ahead of us: a member institution becoming our fiscal host; a new organization becoming fiscal host; merging wholesale with another PLN; seeking other options; and more. After weeks of research, consultation, collaborative … Continue reading MetaArchive is Sunsetting: Updates and Learnings from a Community in Transition
July 2, 2024:
Quarter 2 Report: MetaArchive Transformation Research Team
Executive Summary The Transition Research Team, composed of leadership from the MetaArchive Community and Educopia, and the LOCKSS Program Team began planning and implementing necessary steps for MetaArchive’s sunset, preservation planning for members, and asset disposition. At the end of the 2nd quarter, planning activities and initial information sharing were completed through weekly meetings, one-on-one … Continue reading Quarter 2 Report: MetaArchive Transformation Research Team
A Distributed Digital Preservation Network
MetaArchive is an extensive distributed digital preservation network that currently includes 15 secure, closed-access preservation nodes and more than 200TB of content. These preservation nodes are hosted by libraries in different geographical regions across three continents. The MetaArchive network actively preserves content for more than 60 member libraries, archives, and museums. This content is maintained for preservation only, not for access by members of the network.
Collectively, the Cooperative’s members have developed a stable, affordable, and geographically dispersed digital archive that has safely and securely preserved content since 2004 without the loss of a single “bit”.
