Florida State University Libraries will transition to TIND Digital Archive as its new digital library platform after an extensive procurement review process.
The move marks a significant upgrade for the FSU Digital Library, which provides faculty, students and the research community access to more than 125,000 cultural heritage items.
The migration to TIND is designed to provide a more intuitive user environment while enhancing the discoverability of the university’s rapidly expanding digital collections. By leveraging TIND’s advanced management tools, FSU Libraries is prepared to better support long-term growth and streamline the digital experience for all users.
“The FSU Digital Library is a research gateway to the unique collections stewarded by FSU and its partners,” said Katie McCormick, associate dean of Special Collections & Archives. “With the selection of TIND as our new platform, we’re excited to more seamlessly connect students, faculty and community members to these incredible collections.”
Managed by the University Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives (SCA), the FSU Digital Library houses materials ranging from cuneiform tablets and handwritten manuscripts to current university publications. The repository includes contributions from internal partners like the Warren D. Allen Music Library and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Archives, as well as community partners such as the First Baptist Church of Tallahassee and the Havana (Florida) History and Heritage Society.
The decision to partner with TIND follows a rigorous evaluation of the university’s current and future digital collections needs. The new platform offers specialized tools that allow for better organization and branding of specific collections.
“During our review process, we were very impressed with TIND as an option for our cultural heritage materials in our repository,” said Krystal Thomas, director of Digital Archives for SCA. “It provides an excellent, user-friendly experience to access our materials, along with object-level and collection-specific tools that we and our partners see as opportunities to better organize, manage, and brand our collections for end users.”
University Libraries will share updates regarding the migration process and the official launch date for the new platform in the coming months to the FSU Libraries Blog webpage.
For more information about FSU Libraries, visit lib.fsu.edu.