Digital Repository Service (DRS)
The Digital Repository Service (DRS) is Harvard University’s digital 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 works in tandem with a spectrum of storage solutions. The DRS is contextualized within a broader landscape of integrated platforms that facilitate data deposits and subsequent discovery and delivery.
The DRS is managed through a partnership between Digital Preservation Services, who exercise service ownership, and Library Technology Services, who exercise technical ownership. If you require technical and operational assistance with the DRS, please visit the Library Technology Service (LTS) DRS wiki (key-protected) or submit an LTS issue ticket (key-protected). For all other queries, please contact the DPS team.
Using the DRS
The Digital Repository Service (DRS) has a suite of complementary documentation to support staff in various needs, including:
DRS Policy Guide information about content and user eligibility, obligations of the system administrators and users, and service principles.
DRS Curator Guide: how to incorporate the DRS into a holistic collection management strategy, including where it first into the Harvard Library system landscape and how to select materials for preservation.
DRS Depositor Guide (key-protected on LTS wiki): instructions for packaging metadata and digital materials in accordance with preservation recommendations.
DRS User Guide (key-protected on LTS wiki): instructions for interacting with the system.
DRS Storage Service Levels and Price Model: information on our cost-recovery model and associate prices for content in the DRS.
Reports
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