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Miami, FL and Oslo, Norway – October 31, 2025. Florida International University (FIU) has completed the migration of its homegrown dPanther repository to TIND Digital Archive (TIND DA). The new platform powers FIU’s expansive digital collections and supports collaboration with partner institutions across Florida.

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For more than a decade, dPanther has served as the public gateway to FIU’s unique digital holdings—maps, rare books, photographs, and oral histories documenting South Florida’s history and culture. Originally developed and maintained in-house, the repository grew to host collections from FIU and a network of partner libraries statewide. As the need for scalability, richer media support, and collaborative workflows grew, FIU sought a sustainable platform to ensure continued growth and access for the future.

By migrating to TIND DA, FIU preserves the familiar dPanther identity while modernizing the user experience and technical infrastructure. The upgraded repository provides users with a clean, intuitive interface and a unified, browser-based viewing environment for text, image, audio, and video.

For library staff, the platform simplifies daily work and collaboration. With flexible submission forms, batch ingest tools, and granular permissions, TIND DA enables FIU and its partners to efficiently curate, manage, and share collections across institutions.

“We’re thrilled to announce the launch of FIU Libraries’ new digital collections platform, powered by TIND,” said Jamie Rogers, Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives at FIU. “This milestone marks a major step forward in our ability to preserve, steward, and share the unique cultural heritage materials entrusted to our care. We’re deeply grateful to the TIND team for their exceptional partnership and support throughout the migration process. Their expertise and responsiveness made this transition remarkably smooth. Early feedback from our collaborators and patrons has been overwhelmingly positive, and we’re excited for the new opportunities this platform creates to enhance access, discovery, and research across our diverse collections.”

The renewed dPanther portal continues to serve as a shared resource for the wider research and cultural community in Florida, strengthening collaboration between FIU and partner institutions such as HistoryMiami and others contributing to the state’s collective digital heritage.

“TIND is proud to support FIU’s vision for a sustainable, collaborative digital archive,” said Alexander Nietzold, CEO of TIND. “The transition from a locally built system to a scalable, hosted platform ensures that these important collections remain accessible and adaptable for decades to come.”

About Florida International University
Florida International University (FIU) is a top public research university serving more than 54,000 students across two campuses in South Florida. Designated as an R1 institution for Very High Research Activity, FIU is recognized for its commitment to teaching excellence, innovation, and social mobility, with strengths in environment, health, and justice.

About TIND
TIND is an official CERN spin-off providing commercial library management systems, digital preservation, and research data management solutions based on CERN open-source software. Serving academic, public, and special research libraries around the globe, TIND is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. More info at www.tind.io 

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