The private academic library network of indiana, in partnership with the pennsylvania academic library consortium, INC., will increase the flexibility, accessibility, and usability of hyku, the…

The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI), in partnership with the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (PALCI), received a $270,486 two-year Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312). The funding will support enhancements to Hyku, an open-source multi-tenant repository platform system suitable for access to diverse materials. This will build upon previous work to improve the national digital repository infrastructure. Specifically, PALNI and PALCI will increase Hyku's flexibility, accessibility, and usability. They will also develop an operational toolkit for consortially managed repository services agnostic to any specific technology. The toolkit will provide guidance and resources to support similar services in other consortia. The work directly addresses critical needs in the museum and library fields around strengthening services for the public articulated by stakeholders and consortia.

The private academic library network of indiana, in partnership with the pennsylvania academic library consortium, INC., will increase the flexibility, accessibility, and usability of hyku, the multi-tenant repository platform system. This project will extend previous work and improve the national digital repository infrastructure by enhancing an open-source platform suitable for access to diverse types of materials, addressing needs articulated by stakeholders and consortia, and reducing barriers to adoption. In addition to technology development, we will develop an operational toolkit geared toward the administration of consortially owned and managed repository services that is agnostic to any specific technology. The toolkit will provide guidelines, information, and other materials to support the development of similar services in other consortia.