About CollectionBuilder
Most of our digital collections are generated using CollectionBuilder, an open source minimal infrastructure platform developed by a team of librarians at the University of Idaho.
CollectionBuilder is driven by metadata and powered by static-web technology, so it’s intuitive for librarians to use, lightweight, customizable, and secure. CollectionBuilder requires only a spreadsheet of metadata and a directory of digital objects to facilitate multiple modes of entry into a digital collection by generating timelines, maps, and browsing features that contextualize the collection’s historic items. Following a Collections as Data model, CollectionBuilder also generates data files in multiple formats for researchers and patrons to download and explore.
Simple yet powerful, CollectionBuilder ensures that digital curation and preservation is in the hands of librarians. Read more about CollectionBuilder’s minimal-computing approach at https://collectionbuilder.github.io/.
The University of Idaho’s Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning has received grant funding to support further development of CollectionBuilder, including:
- National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), titled “Growing CollectionBuilder, A Sustainable Digital Exhibit Framework and Static Web Development Model”, 2022 to 2025.
- Digital Humanities Advancement grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), 2021 to 2023.
- National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), 2019 to 2021.