MetaArchive Cooperative is a digital preservation network created and hosted by and for memory organizations.

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

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Recent News & Publications

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


May 30, 2024:
MetaArchive Cooperative Transformation: Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions Context 1. What’s going on with MetaArchive? MetaArchive Cooperative is undergoing an administrative and technical transformation, because by the end of 2025, MetaArchive will no longer be hosted by Educopia Institute. The Cooperative remains intact as a group, and the data held within its networks remains secure. In March 2024, we completed the … Continue reading MetaArchive Cooperative Transformation: Frequently Asked Questions


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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”.