The New DRS Introduction
What is DRS? Digital repository for preservation and access – Maintains integrity of deposited content – Preserves content for future reuse regardless of changes in technology – Provides access through associated delivery services
Why New DRS? Implement digital preservation best practices and standards Improve metadata preservation Modern software to enable efficient processing and faster depositing Improve content management workflows
Why New DRS?
SOME DRS CONCEPTS
Files – Objects – Batches Files Digital ‘thing’ you are managing – e.g. image file, audio file, etc. Objects Groups of files that together make up a coherent unit of content - e.g. tiff master image and deliverable jpeg Batches Grouping of objects that are packaged together for deposit into DRS
DRS Models Objects Several related files Archival master TIFF image Delivery JPEG image Thumbnail JPEG image FILE
DRS Models Objects Objects = groups of files that together make up a coherent unit of content Archival master TIFF image Delivery JPEG image Thumbnail JPEG image FILE OBJECT: still image olvwork85592
DRS Models Objects Object descriptor holds all the metadata for an object and its files All of the metadata for the object and its files Archival master TIFF image Delivery JPEG image Thumbnail JPEG image FILE OBJECT: still image olvwork85592 object descriptor
Batches FILE OBJECT BATCH
DRS Content Models An object type supported by the DRS Supported content models: – Audio – PDS Document – Document – Still image – Text – Opaque
Depositing Content Batch Builder – Performs content characterization – Adds metadata – Performs file format validity checks – Packages files into objects and batches for deposit
Adding Metadata
Completed batch...
... is ready to deposit Need a supported SFTP client to deposit: WinSCP and FileZilla work well with DRS
DRS Loader Report
Managing Content DRS Web Admin – Search and view – Download – Make changes
Web Admin - Searching Quick search by identifier Advanced search by multiple metadata fields Search full text of documents – Text, HTML, and PDF with embedded text Facet search results to narrow down the search Save and restore search results Download content from the search results
Web Admin – View / Download View – batches – objects – files Download – single items – in bulk
Download and Upload Result Set Download Content in bulk 22 Quick Search Advanced Search
Add Files to Existing Objects File names must conform to DRS requirements MD5 checksum must accompany file upload
Rights Link main content to rights objects for information purpose Specify restrictions
Delete and Restore Objects – one at a time instantly – request deletion when more than one Files – one at a time instantly – 500 at a time instantly – request deletion when > 500 Batch (only delete) – instant deletion when batch is less than 5 days old – request for deletion for older batches
Edit Metadata One item at a time Many items at a time – coming soon
Accessing Content Public delivery services – Images – in browser – Page-turned objects – in browser – Audio – in browser – Other files (PDF, text, XML, etc) – delivers a link Depends on browser plug-ins Web Admin (for content owners) – Download original content as deposited
Still Image and Page Turned Delivery Image DeliveryPage Delivery Now…
Still Image and Page Turned Delivery Coming soon …
Audio Delivery Support for audio playlists Streaming only or streaming + download
DRS Links Batch Builder 2 User Guide DRS2 Web Admin User Guide DRS2 Software DRS2 Quick Start Guide Help