aCabinet Digital Library

aCabinet is a web/email file storage and delivery platform. Managers upload files – up to 20 megs in size – and organize them by categories in a directory. Members (currently limited to 100 users) call off copies as email attachments using emailed commands. The platform runs asynchronously, which frees devices once commands have been sent. Files typically arrive within two minutes. Where the internet is slow or interrupted, aCabinet delivers files more efficiently than downloading from websites. Members can quickly collect dozens of files on phones and laptops within fifteen minutes, organized and readily searchable in seconds.

aCabinet's lightweight structure means shareable libraries can be created and maintained by managers at a lower cost than with similar websites. Members might be rural students or medical clinics in weak internet settings, but managers could be anywhere, including abroad, likely using a strong internet connection. In urban settings, other groups - for example, tutored after-school classes – could use aCabinet. Managers' files are stored in Google Drive accounts and will be retained should they leave aCabinet.

* The "a" in aCabinet stands for "asynchronous" connectivity.