Bridge2Hyku Toolkit Sustainability Outlook

The University of Houston Libraries (UH Libraries), in partnership and consultation with numerous institutions, was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership/Project Grant to create the Bridge2Hyku (B2H) Toolkit. Content migration from proprietary systems to open source repositories remains a barrier for many institutions due to lack of tools, tutorials, and documentation. The B2H Toolkit (https://bridge2hyku.github.io/), which includes migration strategies, migration tools as well as system requirements for transitioning from CONTENTdm to Hyku, acts as a comprehensive resource to facilitate repository content migration. Providing a path to a community supported open source digital solution, the Bridge2Hyku Toolkits ensures access and expanded use of digital content and collections of libraries and cultural heritage institutions. As the work of the B2H Toolkit grant project concludes, project team members recognize that an ongoing commitment will be required to meet repository migration practitioners’ current and future needs. As such, the team has devised strategies to address Toolkit sustainability to better anticipate needs as the B2H Toolkit and Hyku evolve over time.