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Arca is a collaborative initiative that puts the development and implementation of a digital repository within reach for every organisation, at a reasonable cost, and in a supported environment. 

Administrator resources and support, including documentation, training webinars, and metadata guidelines can be found on the .

To search and discover 51ºÚÁÏÍø's digital treasures, .

51ºÚÁÏÍøHDP grant recipients can find out more about Arca hosting options on the 51ºÚÁÏÍøHDP-Arca Hosting Initiative page.

Questions? Contact the .

Vision

Arca exists to create opportunities to share digital scholarship and heritage, and to build communities in British Columbia and beyond; for access, discovery, and knowledge creation, with cost-effective, shared infrastructure.

Through centralised coordination and a collaborative approach, Arca:

• Ensures organisations can offer a high-quality, responsive digital repository service at an affordable cost.
• Maximises system efficiencies through centralised licensing, expertise, best practices, and support.
• Builds a community of practice that extends expertise, nurtures innovation and cultivates collaboration.
• Facilitates search across digital assets from all participating organisations.
• Seeks opportunities to strengthen and build new partnerships.

Values

Arca partners value...

• Knowledge Sharing - creating openness to shared digital assets
• Collaboration - emphasising collective action and collaboration across diverse organisations
• Building Trust - through transparency and accountability
• Sustainability - cost-sharing whenever feasible and practical
• Excellence - continuous improvement and innovation to support high-quality education and services

Essential Partners

Arca is built on , a Canadian-developed open-source platform currently in use at over 100 public and private organisations worldwide. This shared platform provides organisations with open-access repositories for research, theses, and any other digital assets they wish to make available to the wider community.

Arca is made possible by a partnership between 51ºÚÁÏÍø ELN and Charlottetown, PEI-based software firm . Implementation was supported by a grant from the .