Welcome to Library Technology Service’s occasional newsletter for anyone interested in Harvard Library IT.
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Reusable Container Program Pilot
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ArcLight Implementation Update
ArcLight, the application that will replace the discovery interface for HOLLIS for Archival Discovery, completed its first two-week sprint. collaborating with a vendor and our Library-side service owners. The work included setting up development environments, establishing the initial presentation of repository and collection information on the landing page, updating out-of-the-box Boolean search functionality, integrating advanced search features, initial support for Aeon request processing (also known as HOLLIS Special Request) and much more.
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iPres Conference
Robin Wendler, Miriam Leigh and Vitaly Zakuta from LTS along with Stephen Abrams from HL Digital Preservation Services attended the iPres 2024 conference in Ghent, Flanders. Stephen, Miriam and Vitaly presented a paper on the DRS Futures project that they coauthored together with Julianna Barrera-Gomez (DPS) and Michelle Gallinger (DRS Futures Consultant). The presentation, "The Future of Preservation: Reinventing the Repository at Harvard," discussed how the project, supported by the University ITCRB Fund grant, aims to create a flexible digital preservation repository capable of handling diverse genres, sizes, and formats. The Implementation Phase of the project involves configuration, customization, local integrations, and data migration, with a focus on minimal disruptions. The presentation also highlighted special emphasis on stakeholder engagement and radical transparency that was prioritized in all phases of the project. Engaging with stakeholders throughout the length of the project of this type helps ensure the high likelihood that the resulting solution will accurately reflect and satisfy the workflow needs of DRS users of all levels.
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Staff News
LTS welcomes Shraddha Waphare as our new DRS Futures Data Engineer. She will be working on the DRS Futures project and comes to us from Dell where she worked as a data engineer. Shraddha earned her Masters in Data Science from SUNY Buffalo. We are delighted and excited to have her join the team!
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