Systems diagram
Click thumbnail above to display a graphic version of the systems "bird's-eye view".

System Updates

4 February 2010
Access Management Upgraded This Morning

3 February 2010
Scheduled system downtime: HGL, Thu 2/4

2 February 2010
OIS notice of scheduled system downtime on Thu 4 Feb

1 February 2010
Boston Globe Access

See more System Updates

Systems Overview

This section provides information about the systems that OIS supports. To learn more about a current system, select a system from the menu on the left. To learn more about future systems (in the planning or development stages), consult System Development Priorities.

A bird's-eye view of OIS systems

The OIS mission is to develop systems that provide integrated and coherent access to research materials -- but access is only one part of a set of core infrastructure service areas. OIS-supported systems can be grouped into three infrastructure areas:

Discovery Storage &
Access Management
Delivery
Aleph/HOLLIS Classic
Collection Tools (TED/VC)
EResource systems
Harvard Geospatial Library
HOLLIS
OASIS
Reserves List
VIA & OLIVIA
Web Archiving (WAX)
Digital Repository Service
Name Resolution Service
Access Management Service
Asynchronous Delivery
Image Delivery
Page Delivery
Streaming Delivery

Click the thumbnail image in the right column to see a more graphical representation of these infrastructure areas.