20+ YEARS OF ARCHIVAL EXCELLENCE

Libsolution: Archival Management & Digital Repository Platform

Greece's premier software for historic, research, and cultural collections. Unified ISAD(G) & UNIMARC cataloguing, interactive Web Book-Reader, OAI-PMH interoperability with EKT and Europeana. Trusted by the Hellenic Parliament, MIET-ELIA, Venizelos Foundation, and ASKI.

Flagship Institutions & National Foundations Powered by Libsolution

For over two decades, infoLib has provided cutting-edge archival digitization, scientific cataloguing, and web publishing systems for Greece's most prestigious institutions:

Hellenic Parliament

Parliamentary Library & Historical Archives

ELIA

Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive

MIET

National Bank Cultural Foundation (>500k records)

Academy of Athens

Research centers and historic publications

Benaki Museum

Historical Archives & Museum Collections

Venizelos Foundation

National Research Foundation - 100,000+ items

ASKI Archives

Contemporary Social History Archives (askiarchives.eu)

J. F. Costopoulos Foundation

Cultural preservation and institutional archiving

Live Production Digital Repositories

Explore how leading research institutions publish and manage their historical assets in live production via Libsolution:

100,000+ Digitized & Documented Items

Eleftherios Venizelos Digital Archive

National Research Foundation «Eleftherios K. Venizelos»

Unified digital archive of 20th-century Greek political history. Includes manuscripts, legal proceedings, printed materials, museum artifacts, minutes, and rare photographs.

  • Archival Browsing: Hierarchical tree classification
  • Multi-Term Search: Simultaneous keyword query processing
  • EKT & Europeana Aggregation: Seamless OAI-PMH harvesting
300,000+ Contemporary History Records

ASKI Digital Repository

Contemporary Social History Archives

Houses over 300,000 digitized historical records from the early 20th century to modern Greece: documents, historical press, rare journals, posters, and audio archives.

  • Complete Organizational Fonds: EPON archives, collective bodies
  • Full Periodical Runs: Epitheorisi Technis, O Politis, Ta Istorika
  • 11 Diverse Material Categories: Cross-referenced faceted discovery

Libsolution Architecture: 4 Specialized Subsystems

A unified, open-architecture computerized platform engineered to guarantee flawless execution of complex institutional archival projects:

1. Dynamic Form Designer

Tailored documentation forms for each material type (manuscripts, rare books, photographs, artwork, audio recordings). Infinite customizable fields.

2. Archival Tree & Book-Reader

Dynamic hierarchical tree navigation, facet filtering, and high-performance interactive online document viewer with zoom, rotation, and OCR search.

3. OAI-PMH Server

Full open data compliance via OAI-PMH v2.0, XML, and ISO 2709. Automatic metadata harvesting for Europeana and national repositories.

4. Web .NET Cataloguing

Web-native multi-user environment. Built-in authority control (Names, Places, Subjects) with cross-referencing and user productivity tracking.

International Archival & Bibliographic Standards

Engineered with strict academic standards to guarantee institutional compliance, data longevity, and seamless cross-platform interoperability:

ISAD(G) - 2nd Edition

General International Standard Archival Description across all multi-level tiers.

UNIMARC & MARC21

Complete AACR2-compliant bibliographic cataloguing for books and serials.

ISAAR(CPF)

International Standard Archival Authority Record for corporate bodies, persons, and families.

Dublin Core (Qualified DC)

Universal semantic metadata interoperability for web-accessible collections.

Archival Asset Grading & Multi-Tier Access Security

Safeguarding sensitive historical assets and administering granular rights management sits at the heart of the Libsolution platform:

3-Tier Asset Grading

  • Public Collections: Open access for public researchers
  • Internal Institutional Use: Restricted to authorized staff
  • Classified / Confidential: Multi-level security clearance

Role-Based Workflows

  • Cataloguers, Archivists, Quality Auditors, Administrators
  • Entry progress and pending task monitoring
  • Comprehensive user efficiency management

Audit Logs & Watermarking

  • Full immutable audit history of all modifications
  • Dynamic runtime watermarking for copyright protection
  • Encrypted delivery protecting rare digital originals

End-to-End Project Execution by infoLib

We deliver more than software. infoLib's experienced team of archivists and IT engineers manages every stage of your digital repository lifecycle:

1

Archival Analysis

Fonds assessment, classification scheme, and hierarchy design.

2

Metadata Migration

Legacy data import from Excel, Access, SQL Server, and Borland databases.

3

Digitization QA

Non-destructive scanning supervision protecting rare and fragile originals.

4

Staff Training

In-depth workshops for cataloguers, researchers, and system administrators.

5

SLA & Cloud Backup

Continuous maintenance, helpdesk, remote cloud versioning, and disaster recovery.

Infrastructure & Flexible Deployment Models

Libsolution adapts seamlessly to the technical and governance policies of any enterprise or public institution:

🖥️ On-Premise Servers

Complete on-premises deployment on your institutional servers in a Client-Server or Standalone environment, maintaining total local data sovereignty.

☁️ Private Cloud & Azure

Secure cloud hosting with 99.9% uptime SLA, automated geographical backups, and zero maintenance overhead for your local IT staff.

🔐 Hybrid WAN & VPN

Secure remote cataloguing over encrypted VPN, SSL, and SFTP channels, enabling seamless multi-site and remote team collaboration.

Frequently Asked Questions About Libsolution

How does Libsolution differ from a standard web CMS?
Generic CMS platforms lack native comprehension of archival hierarchy. Libsolution implements ISAD(G) multi-tier structures, MARC21 authority control, thesauri relationships, and standard OAI-PMH export for international cultural aggregators.
Can we migrate historical records from legacy software?
Yes. infoLib provides comprehensive metadata migration from Excel, Access, SQL Server, Borland, and custom databases, ensuring metadata validation and clean linkage to digital files.
How does Libsolution connect to Europeana and national aggregators?
Libsolution features a built-in OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) server that exposes public Dublin Core and EDM metadata automatically to aggregators.

Empower Your Cultural Institution with Libsolution

Schedule a personalized technical consultation and live demonstration with an infoLib archival specialist to evaluate your requirements and receive a comprehensive proof of concept.