Professional cataloguing tools for archivists

ISAD(G)-aligned metadata, EAD3 export, and BagIt packages. The Archiver gives professional archivists the tools to clear backlogs without compromising on standards.

The pressures on archivists today

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ISAD(G) compliance

Funders and partners expect records that conform to the International Standard Archival Description. Producing these manually at scale is time-consuming.

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Growing backlogs

Accessions arrive faster than cataloguing capacity. Uncatalogued material is inaccessible material — and the backlog compounds year on year.

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NLHF funder requirements

National Lottery Heritage Fund grants increasingly require EAD-compliant outputs as evidence of proper stewardship. The Archiver produces these automatically.

AI for professional archivists

  • ISAD(G)-aligned metadata. Every record generated follows the international standard for archival description, covering all mandatory and optional elements.
  • EAD3 export. Single-click export to Encoded Archival Description 3 — ready for submission to Archives Hub, Jisc, or your own finding aid system.
  • BagIt packages. Standards-compliant digital preservation packages for long-term storage and transfer.
  • Human-in-the-loop. Every AI classification is reviewed by you before it's published. Your expertise remains at the centre of the process.
  • Batch processing. Upload entire accessions at once. Process hundreds of items while you review and refine.
  • Full-text search. Search across transcribed text, metadata, and AI descriptions. Find any item across your full collection instantly.

AI-generated metadata you can trust

Every item processed by The Archiver produces structured metadata across 18+ fields — title, date, creator, description, subjects, format, language, rights, and more. Each field includes an AI rationale explaining why that classification was made, so you can review with confidence.

Nothing is published without your sign-off. The human-in-the-loop workflow means AI does the heavy lifting while you maintain professional standards.

AI-generated metadata detail showing title, date, description, subjects, PII detection and AI rationale for an archival item

The standards you work to

The Archiver generates metadata aligned to the standards professional archivists depend on.

EAD3 ✓ ISAD(G)-aligned ✓ BagIt ✓ Dublin Core ✓ CSV export ✓

Outputs accepted by NLHF, Archives Hub, and major institutional repositories.

Guides for professional archivists

Updates from The Archiver