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This text can be reused without permission within data management plans, donor agreements, grant applications, etc. when the DRS will be used as the digital preservation repository. Please contact Digital Preservation Services at digipres@HU.onmicrosoft.com for variations of this text to fit your particular use case.

Last updated: August 4, 2023

Harvard Library Digital Repository Service

The Digital Repository Service (DRS) is the Harvard Library’s long-term preservation and access repository.  As a core Library stewardship service, it provides assurances regarding the long-term integrity, authenticity, accessibility, and usability of the University's digital collections.  In production since 2000, it is now used by over fifty Harvard libraries, archives, museums, research centers, and academic as well as administrative departments.  Service oversight and business ownership for the DRS is the responsibility of HL Digital Preservation Services, while technical and operational control of the repository system is exercised by HUIT Library Technology Services.  Content deposited to the DRS is automatically validated for compliance with Harvard Library's format and metadata standards, virus-checked, assigned persistent names, and replicated across geographically-dispersed and technologically-heterogeneous storage platforms operated by the University, regional consortia, and commercial providers.  The DRS adheres to or is consistent with all major IT and digital preservation standards and best practices, including OAIS (ISO 14721), TDR (ISO 16363), METS, OCFL, PREMIS, and the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation.  It also conforms to University policies regarding digital accessibility and information security.