Fedora: Open-Source Digital Preservation Repository Platform for Libraries and Archives
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Summary
Fedora is an open-source digital preservation repository platform designed for long-term storage, management, and preservation of digital collections. It serves libraries, archives, museums, and research institutions with a flexible, standards-based system that supports various digital library and archive types. The platform emphasizes sustainability, community support, and interoperability with other systems.
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Fedora is a sustainable open-source repository system underpinning many types of digital libraries and archives.
It's designed to store, manage, and preserve digital collections for libraries, archives, research institutions and more.
Fedora provides a robust foundation for digital preservation with community support and ongoing development.
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