System Development and Upgrade Projects
This website provides brief information about major library systems projects currently underway in OIS. Projects are organized into three broad areas: Research Services, Digital Collections Services, and Library Staff Services. For more information about any project contact the person listed for the project. During the Library Transition (2011-12) new projects are being placed on hold while we develop a new IT roadmap for the Harvard Library. If you have questions please contact Tracey Robinson at 495-3724
Research and Access Services
| Project name | For more info contact: |
Description/Goal | Project start date |
Target completion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scan and Deliver - expanding to new libraries | Laura Morse | Objective: Implement Scan & Deliver service for Center for Hellenic Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, and Berenson. This includes smartbarcoding projects and batch item codding updates. Benefits: Expand collections available for Scan & Deliver Server Status/Schedule: Dumbarton Oaks in production with Scan & Deliver as of Dec 2011. Center for Hellenic Studies and Berenson preliminary analysis complete. Waiting for schedule from library contacts. |
Sep-11 | TBD |
| Borrow Direct project - Phase 2 | Laura Morse | Implement Borrow Direct - Phase 2 Includes: a) Lending: expand lending to include other circulating collections b) Borrowing: Expand collections to include CRL c) Harvard BD data and ingest into library reporting warehouse Benefits: Expand patron access to print collections & deepen collaboration Status/Schedule: Data Cleanup in process for circulating collections housed at the HD. Expected expansion of HD lending for February 2012. |
Oct-11 | Mar-12 |
| Upgrade MetaLib, SFX, and Verde | Dianne Stronach | Objective: Upgrade infrastructure for discovery and access to e-resources and e-journals; investigate moving these apps to hosted solution with ExLibris Benefits: Keep heavily used infrastructure up-to-date and trial a "cloud-based" application. Status/Schedule: March 2012 |
Dec-11 | Mar-12 |
| Open access to library metadata | Robin Wendler | Objective: Develop plan for opening access to library metadata based on use cases and desired functionality from stakeholders; identify and work through technical and legal requirements Benefits: Support for innovative reuse of metadata at Harvard and beyond: Harvard Library Lab, Law Library Innovation lab, projects such as Library Cloud, DPLA and others. Status/Schedule: Develop plan based on directives from the Harvard Library Board during Fall/Winter 2011 |
Mar-11 | Feb-12 |
| Library Search and Discovery - Planning for next generation solution | Laura Morse | Objective: Create new library search environment. Begin planning for next generation of search and discovery; investigation open source, internal development options Benefits: support changing research needs of students, faculty and researchers Status/Schedule: waiting on HL Strategic roadmap decisions -- target for defining next steps in system evaluation process: Spring 2012 |
Jan-12 | Dec-12 |
| HGL - Move to OpenGeoportal architecture | Dave Siegel | Objective: Open Source UI, Search, and interinstitutional data sharing platform for HGL in collaboration with Tufts, Stanford and other institutions Benefits: Improved U/I and search options for HGL, accelerate time to release of new functions through collaborative development and support data sharing across institutions Status/schedule: Planned for Beta test release in Jan 12, production release by Feb 12. |
Sep-10 | Feb-12 |
| ILLiad 8.1 upgrade | Laura Morse | Objective: Update to core system used for ILL and Scan and Deliver Services Benefits: Increased functionality for patrons and staff. Status/schedule: Upgrade scheduled with OCLC/Atlas March 12-16th, 2012 |
Dec-11 | Mar-12 |
| GeoSearch(Harvard Library Lab) | Dave Siegel | Objective: Build prototype and assess next steps for rendering and faceting HOLLIS search results using a map display interface. Benefits: Improve discovery of HOLLIS items that contain geospatial terms in their metadata. Status/schedule: First phase of funded project was completed in October. Funding was received for a second phase. |
Jun-11 | Oct-12 |
| Enhance e-resource discovery and access | Laura Morse | Objective: Key recommendation from LIWG IT Subgroup to make improvements to the usability/navigation/access mgmt for e-resources. Project includes: a) Focus groups with students and faculty to clarify problems b) Investigation of longer time out c)trials for aggregated article indexes d)other enhancements as defined by focus groups Benefits: For patrons, improved access to e-resources and e-journals Status/schedule: The Primo Central aggregated index was adopted in the Spring of 2011. The first phase of access improvements for the Cambridge campus will be complete by end of October, 2011. Review of additional networks is currently underway. |
Dec-10 | Jun-12 |
| Impact of Digitization on Circ-MIT research project | Laura Morse | Objective: Provide data to inform MIT research project on impact of availability of a digital copy on circulation of the print original Benefits: promote reuse of data and research Status/schedule: Analysis and data specification complete. Expect to pull and deliver data by early 2012 |
Dec-11 | Feb-12 |
Digital Collection Services
| Project name | For more info contact: |
Description/Goal | Project start date |
Target completion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRS 2.2 | Andrea Goethals | Objective: "Object management and monitoring" - The key components include [A] a redesign of the DRS Web Admin, [B] enhancements for audio formats, and [C] definition of rightrs and access metadata requirements. Benefits: Replaces aging infrastructure with modern technologies; brings the DRS in line with digital preservation best practices and standards; and better supports curatorial collection management. Status/Schedule: There will be a series of releases to depositors for testing, the first one was released to DRS users on 8/15/2011. The enhancements are currently planned to go into production in Fall 2012. |
Jan-99 | Fall 2012 |
| Library specific digital and digitization projects analysis and support on request | Wendy Gogel | Objective: Provide analysis, advice and assistance on the use of the central digital library infrastructure to managers of specific digital library projects, with a focus on best practices for long term preservation and access. Help managers navigate the use of central systems and services including DRS, NRS, TED, VC, WAX, VIA, etc. Benefits: Assissts managers in reaching individual project goals while promoting consistent practices in the production and processing of content for DRS to achieve long term preservation and access goals. Status/Schedule: Encompasses many individual projects. New DRS deposit inquiries include MMDGI Optical Media Archive project (HCL Maps), Harvard Art Museums Official Records Collection, video and theses for GSD Loeb Library and historical documents for Tohoku University for Harvard-Yenching. New online access projects include Schlesinger's collection of Paul Child's photographs in the Julia Child Collection and non archival-finding aids for HCL. See full list here: http://hul.harvard.edu/ois/systems/diglib-projlist.html. |
— | Many individual projects |
| HathiTrust - 2012 | Tracey Robinson | Objective: — 2011: load 53K volumes of Harvard data into Hathi
— 2012: define how Hathi fits into HL strategy and map action plan Benefits: collaboration with Hathi partners on digital collections (access and preservation), shared print collections, and possible relationship with DPLA Status/Schedule: initial set of 53K volumes loaded into Hathi digital library; open meeting on Hathi held for library staff in Dec 2011; next steps involve strategy decisions about Harvard's level of participation in Hathi and how to integrate Hathi holdings into Harvard discovery environment - target decisions for Spring 2012. |
Aug-10 | Apr-12 |
| Zone 1 project (Harvard Library Lab) | Andrea Goethals | Objective: Develop a prototype of a "rescue repository" for temporary /interim secure storage and management of digital scholarly content. Project also includes development of a tool for surveys of papers of potential donors to the archives, and a series of policy discussions. Benefits: Assessment of scope of material that needs to be accessioned; proof-of-concept of a bit-level preservation repository serving all of Harvard Status/schedule: First phase completed 10/31/11. A second phase proposal was submitted to the library lab review committee in November 2011 |
Aug-11 | Nov-11 |
| Email archiving project: Developing the EAS (Electronic Archiving System) Pilot | Wendy Gogel | Objective: Collaborative project with Countway, Schlesinger and HU Archives to develop a pilot system for archival processing and DRS storage, initially for email. ULC reviewed and approved proceeding in May 2010. Benefits: Managers of archives and special collections are seeking solutions for processing and safe storage of these important records of the work and thinking of well-known figures and University scholars. Among the issues being tackled are identification, storage and transport of sensitive data. Status/schedule: Since the first Beta release in August 2010, there have been 6 more releases of EASi (the EAS UI) with increasing functionality for the partner archivists to test. New testers from the Archives of the Harvard Art Museums and from the GSD Loeb Library were brought on in June. A new developer was hired for EAS in October 2011. The production release will be integrated with DRS 2 and timed with its release. |
Jan-09 | Fall 2012 |
| Shibboleth / In Common participation | Randy Stern | Objective: Define business and technical requirements for federated authentication and authorization to support multi-institutional user access to shared resources, such as from HathiTrust, ARTstor, and others. Benefits: Harvard users gain full access to Hathitrust and NIH sites, and single sign on to ARTstor Shared Shelf Status/Schedule: A plan is being developed with the HUIT IdM Team to do a Shared Shelf pilot. However, it appears that InCommon (Hathi, etc.) can not be supported at this time by central IdM. |
Jan-10 | TBD |
| IIPC Risk Assessment Tool for Preserving Web Archives | Andrea Goethals | Objective: Within the IIPC Preservation Working Group, project to enhance a tool for IIPC members to perform risk assessments for the Web content they are collecting and preserving. Benefits: Current and future users of Web archive collections Status/Schedule: Waiting on IIPC funding for the developer |
Jun-11 | tbd |
| Digital masters to OCLC registry | Robin Wendler | Objective: Send metadata to OCLC to reflect Harvard digitization in OCLC registry of digital masters Benefits: Publicizing record of digital masters Status/Schedule: Testing exchange of registry metadata with OCLC is in process. |
Jan-10 | Jan-12 |
| Election 2012 Collaborative Web Archive Collection | Wendy Gogel | Objective: Collaborative project with US IIPC members to collect web sites related to the 2012 US elections. OIS is coordinating this project which will involve subject experts from the Harvard Kennedy School as web site selectors. Status/Schedule: Website nominations have begun at Library of Congress and HKS. Crawls by the Internet Archive will begin in January 2012 and will continue until shortly after the 2012 elections. |
Dec-11 | Dec-12 |
| New formats for DRS: expanding audio | Andrea Goethals | Objective: This is part of the ongoing initiative to support new formats and genres in the DRS. Benefits: Collection managers at Harvard Status/Schedule: Will go into production with DRS 2.2 in Fall 2012 |
Oct-09 | Fall 2012 |
| Digital Preservation Standards, Best Practices and Guidance Knowledgebase | Andrea Goethals | Objective: Within the NDSA Standards & Practices Working Group, project to leverage Wikipedia to document and promote standards, best practice and guidance related to digital preservation. Benefits: Those learning about or practicing digital preservation Status/Schedule: The project is underway, the end date is TBD |
Jan-11 | TBD |
| Rights Management Study for DRS 2 Phase 2 | Wendy Gogel | Objective: Phase 2 will determine additional rights management requirements for DRS 2 based on use cases and analysis of managers needs to comply with laws, contracts and policies governing digital collections. Benefits: This project advances initial work done in Phase 1 for collection managers by: 1) determining additional rights metadata that should be recorded, and, 2) identifying additional DRS restriction rules needed to comply with complex access requirements (e.g, allow streaming audio in a particular room, do not allow downloading; allow viewing by a selected set of authorized viewers). Status/Schedule: Work will begin in 2012 |
Feb-12 | Summer 2012 |
Library Staff Services
| Project name | For more info contact: |
Description/Goal | Project start date |
Target completion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library specific collection management projects | Dianne Stronach, Laura Morse | Objective: Timely response to library specific requests for batch updates, dataloads, etc. Current Requests: - new load requests (order, edi order, edi invoices, ebooks, xml invoices). See current matrix (http://hul.harvard.edu/ois/systems/aleph/dataloads.html#matrix) for requests. - Law Library reclass (FP, in process) - SOC/PSY smartbarcoding/transfer to WID HD (FP, in process) - CES transfer to HCL (FP, in process) - MED HD box item and holdings changes (FP, in process) - MED Lost Items (FP, in process) - ABLE ILS Update - Law (FP, in process) - Art Auction catalog load for FAL/BER (FP, in process) - Batch searching Aleph by key access points to scope record batches for efficient update and outside processing for MED, HCL? (FP, in process) - change to dropbox configuration for MED (FP, in process) - purge RLIN receipt lines from holdings records (TSSC, not prioritized) - HCL Digital Copy review (FP, not prioritized) - Birkoff Monographs reclass for Cabot (FP, not prioritized) - Local Trigger Functions for MED (FP, not prioritized) - Definition of new tag for permanent source of cataloging for HCL (FP, not prioritized) Benefits: Effective support for library operations Status/Schedule: many individual projects |
Jun-05 | many individual projects |
| TS System Automation & Effienciencies | Dianne Stronach | Objective: IDefine and implement processes to improve efficiency in technical services. This includes EDI streams, batch loads for ebook metadata, URN creation for e-books, shelf-ready acquisitions, order loader, etc. Current Projects Requests: 1. Print queue reset for Acq & Circulation products (scripting completed, in text) 2. Map item barcode and holding links for Shelf Ready loads. (scripting in process) 3. Map Object Code for EDI invoices. (scripting in process) 4. Forthcoming Title loads -HCL specific pilot from FP (specification in process) 5. Changes to MARCIT profile and scripts to improve access to electronic only publications (in process) 6. Order loader enh to reject/report dups - HCL specific request (next up) 7. Incorporate URN creation for Order Loader (next up) 8. Ebookplate (HBP tag) error checking -HCL (not prioritized) 9. EDI for claims (not prioritized) 10. Automate updating of vendor file (not prioritized) 11. Upgrade ERNIE to allow upload of multiple URNs (not prioritized) 12. Configuration for Automatic mapping of order type to item materiald type (HCL) (not prioritized) Benefits: Provide more timely turnaround of requests. Status/Schedule: Many individual projects |
Jan-05 | many individual projects |
| Collection management Toolkit | Dianne Stronach | Objective: Develop toolkit for batch update of holdings and item data in Aleph. First phase includes tasks related to HD accessioning/transfer and lost and missing updates. (initial script will support process required for Tozzer relocation project) Additional phases will include transfer to alternative sublibrary codes. Benefits: Allow staff to perform automated data mainenance tasks related to batch updates independently from LTS turnaround of requests. Status/Schedule: First phase includes support for Tozzer relocation project by January 2012 |
Sep-11 | Jun-12 |
| ARTstor Shared Shelf development | Robin Wendler | Objective: Collaborate with ARTstor on the development of a shared system for managing visual collections; Benefits: Visual collection managers and catalogers Status/schedule: Recommendation to HL Exec Director on implementation plan due Feb 2012. Project timeline TBD |
Feb-09 | TBD |
| Library DataWarehouse - assessment, reporting, etc. | Randy Stern | Objective: Draft broad scope requirements including assessment objectives, use cases, target system users/audience and data sources (e.g. system/web logs, e-resource vendor stats, etc.). Benefits: Data driven decision making has become critical in the current environment. New approaches should be investigated ; any new solution for data driven assessment and reporting should look closely at existing infrastructure for the large collection of data and tools that are in current use Status/Schedule: The leadership for this work has shifted to the new Harvard Library CFO, but OIS will support efforts to develop assessment capabilities that can be served by a library data warehouse. See related projects on this list for specific projects related to adding new data types, reporting functions, etc. |
TBD | TBD |
| Next generation ILS | Laura Morse | Objective: Begin investigation into next generation library processing systems Benefits: long term planning for main system used by library staff for most processing needs Status/Schedule: waiting on HL Strategic roadmap decisions -- target for defining next steps in system evaluation process: Spring 2012 |
Nov-10 | TBD |
| Expand Library Reporting System to include Verde data | Dianne Stronach | Objective: Reportable data is being expanded to accommodate a greater range of needs. This project will analyze and add data from Verde into the COGNOS based library reporting system Benefits: allows for e-resource data to be incorporated into assessment and reporting Status/Schedule: Currently soliciting feedback for metrics needed. Data modelling in process. Expected completion Feb 2012 |
Jun-10 | Feb-12 |
| Implement web-based staff training program for use of library systems | Dianne Stronach | Objective: Partner with CWD to move all LTS offered training onto a web platform. Expand curriculum beyond Aleph and establish solid mechanism for keeping curriculum current. Phase 1 - Replacing instructor-led training modules of Aleph is underway with a detailed project plan for year-end completion. Implementing temporary delivery solution while CWD updates their Learning Management System. Defined methodology for creation of training sandbox that can be accessed from staff's desk. Benefits: 1) More timely availability of training for new hires and staff reorganizations. 2) Broaden audience of staff 3) Self- based refresher training. Status/Schedule: target to complete moving all existing curricula by June 2012 |
Jan-11 | Jun-12 |
| Expand Library Reporting System to include HD Progress data | Laura Morse | Objective: This project is linked to the Assessment planning and goals in the Harvard Library. Reportable data is being expanded to accommodate a greater range of needs. Benefits: for library staff responsible for assessment and reporting Status/Schedule: Feb 2012 completion targe |
Dec-11 | Feb-12 |
| Add new reports to WPC SAVE Survey tool | Randy Stern | Objective: Add new reports for analyzing results of audio visual surveys using the SAVE survey tool Benefits: Needed for analysis and prioritization of at risk A/V materials Status/schedule: Planned to start requirements spec in January 2012 |
Jan-12 | Mar-12 |
| Library Reporting System enhancements | Laura Morse | Objective: Enhance system functionality and add additional Aleph data enhancements. Current Requests (not yet prioritized): - aleph pseudopatron data: - z00r data for hvd10/hvd12: - dashboard functions: - "citation builder" from z00r data: - grin report data: - name and subject heading indexes (HCL): - request history: - item history: - cash transactions (needs patron record, requires restriction): - ehancements to circ event data Status/Schedule: TBD |
Feb-12 | TBD |
| Enhance Reserves Tool to support J-Term | Randy Stern | Objective: Allow reserves librarians to search and sort reserves work by J-Term, not just Spring and Fall as now. Benefits: Improved efficiency of reserves processing Status/Schedule: Complete. Released to production in December 2011. |
Nov-11 | Dec-11 |
| HD Long Out Cleanup Automation | Laura Morse | Objective: Automate current manual process to ensure tracking loans for requested for items returned to HD are removed in cases of errors Benefits: ensures that materials can be recalled from HD Status/Schedule: TBD |
TBD | TBD |
| URI Linking Service (id.lib.harvard.edu) | Randy Stern | Objective: Implement a URI linking service to support persistent links to metadata resources within Harvard Library systems, and ultimately to support library linked data Benefits: Allow catalogers to record inter-system links that will persist as systems are replaced. Provide a foundation for supporting linked open data in the libraries. Status/Schedule: Requirements being reviewed. Technical options being investigated. |
Sep-11 | TBD |
Projects On Hold
| Project name | For more info contact: |
Description/Goal | Project start date |
Target completion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Management changes for PIN 3.0 Update | Randy Stern | Objective: The Harvard PIN system is being migrated to a new COTS platform. Access Management Service will need to be updated for compatibility Benefits: Required by Harvard central infrastructure. Will ultimately support interoperability/single sign on with other institutions. Status/Schedule: A limitation of PIN3 is being investigated by the HUIT PIN team. PIN3 support by AMS is blocked until this is resolved. |
Jan-10 | TBD |
| Library specific requests for enhancements to portal and/or public access systems | Laura Morse | Objective: Timely response to library specific requests for small enhancements related to existing public systems/services Current Requests: - HCL request to add authentication prior to purchase request to reduce . Needs more analysis (FP, not prioritized) - Populate illiad forms with citation data when SFX/Find It does not locate an electronic or local print copy HCL (emailed, not prioritized) - Divinity requests for embeddable search and data feed options for local library websites (emailed, not prioritized) - Widener stacks maps (emailed, not prioritized) - Metadata feed for Law Library Innovation portal/A-Z list pilot Benefits: Enhance public systems/support more efficient library operations Status/Schedule: many individual projects |
Jan-11 | many individual projects |
| E-reserves for Gutman, Countway, Divinity | Wendy Gogel | Objective: New requests to support e-reserves. Historic plan was to move away from this solution for electronic reserves as reserves/reading list functions moved into LMS (e.g. iCommons); these requests prompt need to reassess how libraries can support this important function Status/Schedule: on hold |
Sep-11 | TBD |
| Usability lab | Tracey Robinson | Objective: In collaboration with HLL (and HUIT?), establish standard processes, expertise, (and facilities?) for conducting usability studies and testing of new user interfaces across all the Harvard libraries Benefits: As responsibilties for website design and development expand, having a central service to ensure usability and accessibility would improve our web sites. Status/Schedule: TBD |
Sep-11 | TBD |
| PRESTO - Embeddable discovery web tools, phase 3 | Randy Stern | Objective: HTML version of iSites library tool, with customized HOLLIS search ability Benefits: Non-iSites library web sites would have same embeddable tool as iSites. Status/Schedule: Unscheduled, no resource allocated. |
Sep-10 | TBD |
| VIA enhancements | Randy Stern | Objective: Enhancements previously prioritized by Visual Collections committee Benefits: Improved user experience and functionality for display and navigation of visual materials Status/Schedule: on hold, pending decision on future of VIA |
Jan-10 | TBD |
| OASIS enhancements | Robin Wendler | Objective: Enhancements previously prioritized by Manuscipts and Archives committee Status/Schedule: on hold |
Jan-10 | TBD |
| Harvard Geospatial Library enhancements | Randy Stern | Objective: Enhancements and improved geospatial staff tools previously prioritized by HGL Standing committee Benefits: Improved user experience and improved staff efficiency Status/Schedule: on hold, pending release of Open Geoportal version of HGL |
Jan-10 | TBD |
| Reserve List Tool enhancements | Randy Stern | Objective: Enhancements to iCommons reserves list tool as requested by library staff Benefits: Improved staff efficiency of reserves staff Status/Schedule: on hold |
TBD | TBD |
| Investigate support for E-text delivery for DRS content | Randy Stern | Objective: Investigate options for publication and distribution of Harvard digitized book content to common ebook platforms (such as epub). Rationalize with smart fulfillment options. Benefits: User abilty to download Harvard material and read on eBook readers and smart phones Status/Schedule: unscheduled |
TBD | TBD |
| TEmplated Database (TED) enhancements and new projects | Wendy Gogel | Objective: New TED projects and enhancements to the system that supports custom–designed databases; previously prioritized by the DCSWG. Status/Schedule: on hold |
Sep-10 | TBD |
| Virtual Collections (VC) enhancements and new projects | Wendy Gogel | Objective: New VC projects and enhancements to the VC tool; previously prioritized by the DCSWG. Status/Schedule: on hold |
TBD | TBD |
| Electronic Dissertations | Laura Morse | Objective: GSAS is considering Proquest for electronic submission and delivery of dissertations. Datafeeds from Proquest will deposit metadata and dissertation files in DASH. Automated process will load of NET holdings with links to DASH and HUA print holdings into Aleph. Benefits: support elec submission of thesis for graduate studentd Status/Schedule: waiting on GSAS for next steps |
Mar-10 | TBD |
| Migration plan for Kodak PhotoCD files | Andrea Goethals | Objective: Plan for a migration of the Kodak PhotoCD images in the DRS to a current format. Includes an analysis of these images, identification of conversion software, testing and conversion. Benefits: Current and future users of these images Status/Schedule: on hold |
on hold | TBD |
| Add Biodiversity Heritage Library and Medical Heritage Library data | Robin Wendler | Objective: Add copies of Harvard materials scanned for the Biodiversity Heritage Library and Medical Heritage Library projects to the DRS. Investigate adding 1) links or linking mechanism to Aleph (or directly to HOLLIS) for Harvard materials, copies of which have been scanned by other partners and 2) bibliographic records and links for materials Harvard does not own that have been scanned by other partners. Benefits: Increased preservation for Harvard's scanned content. Improved discovery and increased access to materials Harvard has not scanned. Status/Schedule: on hold |
TBD | TBD |
| DRS Certification | Andrea Goethals | Objective: Validate DRS as a trusted digital repository Benefits: Owners and stewards of DRS content Status/Schedule: on hold pending resources |
Jan-11 | TBD |
| New formats for DRS: video | Andrea Goethals | Objective: Analyze requirements for supporting long term preservation of digital video content Benefits: Collection managers at Harvard Status/Schedule: TBD |
Aug-11 | TBD |
| WAX upgrade, expansion and enhancements | Wendy Gogel | Objective: Web archiving system for capturing and preserving web sites in DRS in need of investment. Benefits: Collection managers at Harvard confronting born–digital archiving needs Status/Schedule: on hold |
TBD | TBD |
| Preserve digital preservation copies of licensed e–resources | Wendy Gogel | Objective: Create plan and procedures for preserving digital perservation copies of licensed e-resources Benefits: Leverage Harvard's right to preservation copies of licensed e–resources. Status/Schedule: TBD |
TBD | TBD |
| Plan data extraction and conversion service | Wendy Gogel | Objective: Clarify data extraction and conversion needs, especially for data at risk. Define and assess feasibility of a regional solution, including needed expertise and equipment. Benefits: Inform the development of a service for rescuing at risk data from portable media and/or in obsolete formats. Status/Schedule: on hold |
TBD | TBD |
| New formats for DRS: drawing formats | Andrea Goethals | Objective: Analyze requirements for supporting long term preservation of drawing formats Benefits: Collection managers at Harvard Status/Schedule: Target: Fall 2012 |
Aug-11 | TBD |
| Enhance access/delivery services for DRS content | Randy Stern | Objective: Enhancements to digital delivery services for DRS content includes page delivery, image delivery, streaming audio delivery, and asynchronous delivery; previously prioritized by DCSWG. Benefits: Improved user experience and functionality for display and navigation of digital content in DRS. Status/Schedule: TBD |
Jan-10 | TBD |
| Archivist's Tool Kit enhancements | Robin Wendler | Objective: Enhancements previously prioritized by Manuscipts and Archives committee Status/Schedule: on hold |
TBD | TBD |
| Harvard Archives database enhancements | Randy Stern | Objective: Requests for data import enhancements to collection management tool for the University Archives. Benefits: Efficiency of archival processing at the Archives Status/Schedule: on hold, pending resources |
TBD | TBD |
| Single ID card project | Laura Morse | Objective: Analyze and implement changes needed to accommodate the University's move to single ID cards in response to changes in central directory services. Status/Schedule: on hold |
TBD | TBD |
| Aleph weeding | Dianne Stronach | Objective: This entry covers a number of projects to reclaim space in the Aleph database and increase system performance. Please see TSSC list for individual projects. Status/Schedule: TBD |
Jun-10 | TBD |
| OLIVIA enhancements | Randy Stern | Objective: All OLIVIA enhancements on hold pending decision about ARTstor Shared Shelf; OLIVIA should be considered end-of-life Status/Schedule: on hold |
Jan-11 | TBD |