Understand records in context.
OpenRiC is an open, free way to describe the records an archive holds - together with the people and organisations behind them, the activities that created them, and the places and dates that tie them together. Explore the model, browse a real collection, or build on the specification.
In plain language: RiC (Records in Contexts) is the International Council on Archives' model that brings the four older standards - ISAD(G), ISAAR(CPF), ISDF and ISDIAH - together into one connected picture of records and their context. OpenRiC is a free, open way to publish and explore that picture - a shared contract, like IIIF for images, that any archival system can implement.
New - the modelling wizard
Not sure how to model something in RiC? The wizard walks you through real decisions step by step - why each entity fits or doesn't - and builds the model live. First scenario: a magnetic tape with mixed-provenance tracks.
Choose your path
Explore the RiC conceptual model entity by entity, see how a record connects to its creators, functions, places and dates, and browse a real archival collection. No technical knowledge needed.
Start exploring →Read the specification, try the API, run the conformance probe, and build a conformant OpenRiC server or client. A clean HTTP contract over RiC-CM / RiC-O.
Read the docs →