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CollectiveAccess Providence vs Islandora: catalog facts
CollectiveAccess ProvidenceIslandora
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.

Free

Free and open-source software under GPL-3.0.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Highly configurable without custom programming
  • Supports common metadata standards and many media types
  • Manages and discovers digital collections
  • Integrates with Drupal and Apache Solr
  • Configuration takes time to learn
  • Public website requires installing the separate Pawtucket2 application
  • Built as a Drupal platform
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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