DRS Futures Project

The Digital Repository Service (DRS) is transitioning its technical platform from an in-house solution (known unofficially as “DRS2”) to a vended solution (unofficially “DRS3”).

Viewing, editing, downloading, and deleting material in DRS2 are done through a web interface called “Web Admin.”

DRS3’s environment is called “the Workspace.” The complete implementation of DRS3 (which is built around LIBSAFE Advanced) will introduce a second facet to complement the Workspace, called “the Archive”, which will complete the DRS Futures Project’s goals for the platform. The Workspace will serve as a staging area for materials that are being prepared for long-term preservation in the Archive.

There will be at least two initial production releases of DRS3 before the Archive is available. Workflows and user behaviors will shift with each release.