Vision
Arca exists to create opportunities to share digital scholarship and heritage, and to build communities in British Columbia and beyond; for access, discovery, and knowledge creation, with cost-effective, shared infrastructure.
Through centralised coordination and a collaborative approach, Arca:
- Ensures organisations can offer a high-quality, responsive digital repository service at an affordable cost.
- Maximises system efficiencies through centralised licensing, expertise, best practices, and support.
- Builds a community of practice that extends expertise, nurtures innovation and cultivates collaboration.
- Facilitates search across digital assets from all participating organisations.
- Seeks opportunities to strengthen and build new partnerships.
Values
Arca partners value...
- Knowledge Sharing - creating openness to shared digital assets
- Collaboration - emphasising collective action and collaboration across diverse organisations
- Building Trust - through transparency and accountability
- Sustainability - cost-sharing whenever feasible and practical
- Excellence - continuous improvement and innovation to support high-quality education and services