ICA-AtoM is fully web-based, multi-lingual, archival description software that was commissioned by the International Council on Archives to make it easy for archival instutions worldwide to put their archival holdings online using the ICA's descriptive standards.

Artefactual Systems is the lead developer of the ICA-AtoM application. ICA-AtoM is open-source software and available as a free download at the ica-atom.org website.

ICA-AtoM Hosting for $125/month

If your organization is not able to install your own copy of ICA-AtoM, Artefactual Systems can host it on our servers for $125/month. This includes:
  • one ICA-AtoM application instance
  • 100 GB of digital object storage
  • $1/GB for additional storage
  • unlimited users
  • daily backup
  • ICA-AtoM release upgrades
  • includes initial set-up of default application configuration
  • additional customization work available at $125/hour
  • legacy data migration available at $125/hour (note: EAD and EAC XML import available by default)

ICA-AtoM Development and Support

If your organization needs assistance in using or customizing the ICA-AtoM software we provide the following support services:
  • On-site installation or off-site hosting
  • Training and technical support
  • Customization and new feature development

Through the flexibility of the underlying Qubit Toolkit, ICA-AtoM is easily configured to:

  • use other national or institutional descriptive standards
  • use descriptive standards from other professional communities (e.g. libraries, museums)
  • serve as a multi-institutional search portal
  • act as an access interface for a digital preservation system

Please contact us if you would like any further information about our ICA-AtoM development, support and hosting services.