Who we serve

Archives & special collections

From subject collections to full digitization support β€” we make your collections discoverable and citable.

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Build your impact by joining our Commons

Every 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.

Partner with us to digitize or publish your archive

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.

Expand your website with a custom subject portal

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

Six reasons to work with us.

No-cost indexing

Join our Commons at no charge β€” we handle indexing, crawling, and AI processing.

Royalties on digitized backfiles

We cover digitization costs and pay royalties on licensed content.

Branded subject portals

Become the destination for your subject area with a custom portal we build and host.

Permanent preservation

Your content is backed up and remains discoverable even if your site goes down.

Mentions impact tracking

See where your collections are cited or referenced across policy organizations worldwide.

Yale, Princeton, British Library

We work with the world's most prestigious archives and special collections.

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