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preserve, publish, promote

MEMSO Shell is a digital curation platform that allows the easy publishing and management of digital collections … with an optional sales feature.
Designed for archives, libraries and anybody in the digital humanities

cloud curation

MEMSO Shell provides the security, simplicity and accessibility of storing digital archives in the cloud. With no upfront hardware or development costs, creating a powerful digital archive online takes minutes.

for profit or open access

MEMSO Shell supports any publishing model you prefer, whether that is free/open access to all, or for profit with a secure online payment capability, password and IP authentication. MEMSO Shell also supports EZ PRoxy and Shibboleth.

easy to use

Putting searchable digital archives online has traditionally been a complex proposition requiring expensive hardware and software outlays. MEMSO Shell lets you get your collections of historical content online fast.

praise for MEMSO

  • We especially liked the following features:

    The good search functionality: phrase, keyword, year (range), book (like a title search). The ability to save whole books or just particular pages. The ability to have multiple documents open in multiple re-sizeable windows, allowing easy cross-reference and comparison between side-by-side documents. The option to change the display order: book (title, ascending, descending or date). [etc ...]

    University Feedback
  • Students will find MEMSO rewarding for the historical questions it can answer .... Recommended.

    American Library Association
  • Can I say what you are doing is FANTASTIC!

    MEMSO User
  • ‘I love the ability to view the [documents] side-by-side with the manuscript images. The use of AJAX and other newer scripting tricks on the site make it so fast and responsive. Kudos to you!

    MEMSO User
  • This is an invaluable resource with regard to staff research as well as Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching.

    University Review
  • We especially liked ... the ability to have multiple documents open in multiple re-sizeable windows, allowing easy cross-reference and comparison between side-by-side documents.

    University Review