Community & help
Archetype is developed in the open on GitHub, under the archetype-pal organisation, by and for the people who use it: researchers, editorial teams, libraries and museums, and the developers who support them.
Getting help
Section titled “Getting help”| You need… | Go to |
|---|---|
| To use the platform for research | For researchers |
| To run Archetype or change its code | For contributors, then Troubleshooting |
| To use the data from another tool | The API and Export, reuse & cite |
| To report a bug or suggest a feature | An issue on the frontend (the site and backoffice) or the backend (the API and data) |
If you are not sure which repository a problem belongs to, use the frontend.
Contact
Section titled “Contact”To discuss funding, a partnership, or running Archetype for a collection, open an issue on this site’s repository. Funders may want to read For funders first.
Taking part
Section titled “Taking part”Code, documentation, transcriptions, corrections and feedback from real editorial work are all welcome. For contributors explains how changes are made and reviewed.
We ask everyone taking part to be respectful and collaborative, and to assume good faith.
Licence
Section titled “Licence”Archetype is developed in the open, and the team is currently choosing which open-source licence to adopt. Until one is published in the repositories, check with the project before redistributing.