Grant Support

Hyku for Consortia is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services 

About the Latest Project

PALNI and PALCI have been awarded a $248,600 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for Sustaining the Hyku Repository Platform: Addressing Hyku’s Unique Community Coordination and Collaboration Challenges.

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Sustainable, Open, and Affordable

The two-year project aims to strengthen collaborative efforts to ensure Hyku remains a viable, efficient, and sustainable solution for managing digital content.

Project Streams and Deliverables

This initiative will benefit a wide range of organizations by making Hyku a more reliable and efficient repository platform. 

Work streams

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  • Recruit, Train, and Retain a Hyku Community-Supported Developer checkmark icon indicating work is completed
  • Recruit and Contract Services with a Hyku Product Owner checkmark icon indicating work is completed

See: New Roles to Strengthen the Hyku Community

Project Outputs

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  • Define Community-Supported Hyku Product Owner and Tech Lead Roles hourglass icon indicating the work is In Progress
  • Articulate Collaborative Development Infrastructure Needs 

Project Outputs

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  • Perform Economic Analysis and Assessment hourglass icon indicating the work is In Progress
  • Plan for Financial Sustainability

Project Outputs

  • Hyku Economic Assessment
  • Financial Sustainability Plan

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  • Demonstrate Proof of Concept with Community
  • Focused Software Development
  • Collaborate to Create Software Development Toolkit to Support Hyku Version Upgrades and Migrations

Project Outputs

  • Community-Defined Hyku Feature Development
  • Software Development Toolkit to Support Hyku Version Upgrades and Migrations

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  • Assess Effectiveness
  • Report and Articulate Self-Sustaining Practices

Project Outputs

  • Hyku Community Self-Sustaining Practice Iteration Plan
  • Hyku Community Progress Reports with Self-Sustaining Practice Articulations

Additional Information

Explore an infographic of these work streams, activities, and outputs, and see the latest updates with the progress document.

Building Momentum

Since 2018, PALCI and PALNI have played a significant role in Hyku’s development, supported by two previous IMLS grants under their Hyku for Consortia initiative.

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Getting Involved

As part of the global Samvera Community, Hyku for Consortia contributes to a network of libraries, archives, and cultural institutions dedicated to open-source solutions for digital repositories. 

Meet the Hyku Community Steering Group

This group was established to ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of the Hyku ecosystem by guiding the strategic direction of the grant project, fostering collaboration, and advocating for best practices. 

Principal Investigators (PIs)

Jill Morris (PALCI)
Kirsten Leonard (PALNI)

Project Director

Amanda Hurford (PALNI)

Samvera Community Manager

Heather Greer Klein (Samvera)

Hyrax Representative

Rebekah Kati (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Service Provider Representative

Nick Steinwachs (Notch8)

Hyku Representatives

Christine Peterson (Amigos Library Services)
Emma Beck (University of Louisville)

Ready to Get Started?

The Hyku for Consortia Collaborative Repository Toolkit is available to guide other consortia in building and managing their own shared repository services. Project partners encourage interested consortia to explore the Hyku platform, consider joining the Samvera Community, and see first-hand how open, collaborative repository solutions can provide a sustainable path forward for managing digital collections. For additional questions, contact the project team.

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The Hyku for Consortia project is made possible in part
by the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
LG-36-19-0108.