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About Bibliohack

Bibliohack is an initiative that works for the digital transformation of libraries, archives and museums, with appropriate technology to the specific context of the Global South, following open access and open source technology principles.

We specialized in digitizing books and documents, and also in managing collections and digital assets. We provide services and trainging to GLAM organizations that face the challenge of incorporating information technology into their work processes.

We also promote the development of professional and institutional networks that allow the production and release of resources for the community: drawings, code, processes and documentation, and also add critical mass to define public policies that facilitate the preservation of cultural heritage, open access to knowledge and intellectual property reform.

What we do

DIY Scanners and free and open source technologies

We design and build open specification digitizing devices using affordable and accessible materiales (appropriate technology); we develop free software for document digitization and processing, and implement open resources for processes management, digital collections and their online publication (Collective Access, Omeka, Drupal).

DIY Scanners and free and open source technologies

We design and build open specification digitizing devices using affordable and accessible materiales (appropriate technology); we develop free software for document digitization and processing, and implement open resources for processes management, digital collections and their online publication (Collective Access, Omeka, Drupal).

Training and consulting

We provide training in new information management practices, operation of devices and software for digitization, digital exhibits project design, adoption of metadata standards, intellectual property management, Creative Commons licenses and the building of copy stands using the do-it-yourself techniques.

Training and consulting

We provide training in new information management practices, operation of devices and software for digitization, digital exhibits project design, adoption of metadata standards, intellectual property management, Creative Commons licenses and the building of copy stands using the do-it-yourself techniques.

Activities and events

We organize public activities and meetings for information professionals, researchers, activists and cultural managers about intellectual property reform and free licenses, open access in cultural institutions, collaborative initiatives and technological pools comprising public and third sector organizations.

Activities and events

We organize public activities and meetings for information professionals, researchers, activists and cultural managers about intellectual property reform and free licenses, open access in cultural institutions, collaborative initiatives and technological pools comprising public and third sector organizations.

Collection management with Collective Access

Collective Access is open-source collections management and presentation software designed for museums, archives, and special collections. It is designed to handle large, heterogeneous collections that have complex cataloguing requirements and require support for a variety of metadata standards and media formats. Visit our Collective Access microsite (only in spanish) to learn more about our work with this tool.

Projects

In addition to providing assistance to the digitization projects of different cultural institutions, at Bibliohack we seek to develop stable strategic links with the aim of generating installed capacity within organizations and freeing up resources for the community: drawings, code, processes, documentation.