Search built for researchers
Boolean quick search plus a visual Advanced Search builder for nested condition trees, with relevance ranking and term highlighting.
For archives & special collections
Cataloguing detailed enough for the researcher who needs it
Every collection has its own structure — correspondence, photographs, ephemera, institutional records — and its own level of description. Librygo lets each one keep its own custom fields, with search precise enough for the researcher who already knows exactly what they're looking for.
One collection's fields don't have to fit another's
Define exactly the fields each series or collection needs — creator, date range, extent, condition, restrictions — without forcing a photograph collection into the same shape as a correspondence series. Rich text fields hold detailed finding-aid description; file and image fields hold the scans.
- Custom fields per collection or series
- Rich text & file/image upload fields
- No rigid record structure across collections
Built for archives
Structure that follows the material, not a template
Related-records graph
Visualise how a letter connects to a collection, a person, and an event — links that a flat catalogue entry can't show.
Collections & series grouping
Use Collections to represent series and sub-series, grouping related records without duplicating catalogue entries.
Public or restricted access
Open the portal to the public, restrict it to registered researchers, or keep it internal — your call, per organisation.
Records that can be safely undone
Remove and restore records without losing data permanently — useful when a description needs revisiting later.
Import existing catalogue data
Bring in existing records, including MARC21, and our team can help map them into your archival record types.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Yes. A photograph collection, a correspondence series, and a set of ephemera can each have their own custom fields, defined independently as separate record types.
Yes. File and image upload fields, plus rich text fields, let you attach scans and write detailed finding-aid descriptions directly on the record.
Yes. Boolean quick search (AND/OR/"phrase"/-exclude) and a visual Advanced Search builder support the kind of precise, nested queries researchers need.
Yes. The search portal can be public, restricted to registered researchers, or turned off entirely, and roles/permissions control staff access to specific record types.
Managing objects as well as documents? See Librygo for Museums.
See Librygo on your archive
We'll walk through custom fields per collection, search, and portal access options for researchers.