Archives & special collections
From subject collections to full digitization support β we make your collections discoverable and citable.
Start a conversationFrom subject collections to full digitization support β we make your collections discoverable and citable.
Start a conversationEvery day, thousands of scholars, students, and practitioners use our Commons platforms to find materials. You can increase usage of your content β and build your organization's impact β by joining the Commons. There's no charge and no work required of you. We use low-touch crawlers, human editors, and AI to index your content. The index leads our users back to your website.
We work with organizations of all types to digitize, publish, and preserve older materials. Our new, highly functional platform will make your older reports easy to search. We'll pay for the digitization and create a commercial product. You'll receive either royalties or a free subscription.
A topic-specific portal will make your website the center of expertise in a subject area β and expand your user base. We'll create a fully functioning website, branded with your logo, and an index to thousands of reports and items in your chosen area. We take care of hosting, indexing, and updating the portal.
REASONS TO WORK WITH US
Join our Commons at no charge β we handle indexing, crawling, and AI processing.
We cover digitization costs and pay royalties on licensed content.
Become the destination for your subject area with a custom portal we build and host.
Your content is backed up and remains discoverable even if your site goes down.
See where your collections are cited or referenced across policy organizations worldwide.
We work with the world's most prestigious archives and special collections.
Free 30-day institutional trial. No credit card required.

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Canadian books, journals, government, Indigenous content
Real-world discourse that shapes influence and drives societal impact.
Latin American scholarship, archives, and culture
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Universities & colleges
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Governments, law firms & corporations
Policy units, legal research, market intelligence
Think tanks, NGOs & foundations
Research, advocacy, and grantmaking
Publishers
Reach 1,500+ academic libraries worldwide
Archives & special collections
Digitization, hosting, and discovery
Authors & content creators
Get your work into academic library workflows
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