The Digital Repository Service (DRS) is Harvard University's preservation repository, which has been in-production for over two decades, since 2000. The core system is responsible for safeguarding the authenticity, integrity, and usability of the ingested digital collections and connects with a spectrum of storage solutions. The DRS is contextualized within a broader ecosystem of integrated platforms that facilitate data deposits ingest and subsequent discovery and delivery, as well as curatorial and administrative control.

Using the DRS

• To get help with the DRS, request DRS logins or owner/billing codes, get training to use DRS tools, please visit the (LTS) pages

• DRS Curator Guide (version 1.0 – February 2023)

• DRS Format Recommendations

• DRS Content Model Guide
• DRS Storage Service Levels and Price Model

Policies and Oversight

• DRS Policy Guide (the policies associated with the DRS, including what can be deposited to the DRS, etc.)
  
  • Policy review history is available here.
• DRS Roles and Responsibilities

Annual Reports

• FY 2020
• FY 2023

Tools and Schemas

• Tools specific to the DRS for deposit, maintenance and delivery.
• The open source FITS tool, usable by any institution.
• XML Schemas maintained by Harvard Library

Compliance

• Text for Grants or Donors
• DRS PREMIS Conformance
• NDSA Levels of Preservation Conformance