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DRS 2 Project (2008 – Present!). Andrea Goethals, Harvard Library Digital Preservation Management Workshop, MIT June 13, 2013. Digital Repository Service (DRS). 2000 - Preservation and access repository Used by 50 Harvard units (most libraries, archives, museums)
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DRS 2 Project (2008 – Present!) Andrea Goethals, Harvard Library Digital Preservation Management Workshop, MIT June 13, 2013
Digital Repository Service (DRS) • 2000 - • Preservation and access repository • Used by 50 Harvard units (most libraries, archives, museums) • Digitized & born-digital content (images, text, page-turned, audio, geospatial, web sites, document, email)
Why DRS 2? • Modernize aging infrastructure • Implement digital preservation best practices and standards • Preserve metadata better • Improve collection management • Support preservation planning & activities • Improve access to content & metadata • Support more formats & genres
Repository Evolution DRS2 development DRS2 in production DRS1 in production DRS1 enhancements 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Key DRS 2 Features • New data model, schemas, AIPs, content models • Support for modern audio formats, playlists • Enhanced deposit, ingest, delivery apps • New audio delivery, indexing, management interface, WordShack, back end services • Metadata migration
Challenges • Library reorganization! • New administration / new priorities • Split DRS team • Different reporting structure • Staff attrition • Projects competing for the same resources • Size of project
Lessons Learned • Deadlines vs. functionality • Decide what matters to you and what doesn’t • Be flexible especially where it doesn’t matter • Need clear roles & responsibilities • People need to be migrated too
Lessons Learned • Have to have support & champions in higher administration • If you don’t broadly report status people will make their own assumptions
Lessons Learned • It gets better – even big projects end • June 3, 2013: beta release • ~ Sept. 1: production release