Merritt Roadmap for 2013
Objective |
Status/Updates |
|---|---|
Migrate the backend Merritt server environment from physical servers to Virtual Machines (VM) |
Completed |
Publish new pricing sheet and service agreement for Merritt depositors |
Completed. UC affiliate pricing sheet and cost model information available here (see "Merritt TCP cost and price model") |
Migrate collections from the legacy Digital Preservation Repository (DPR) to Merritt |
Completed |
Transition Merritt's storage infrastructure to San Diego Supercomputer Center’s cloud storage |
In-progress; anticipated completion by July August Sept 2013 April 2014 |
Explore Merritt integrations with additional storage infrastructures, to extend replication of collections |
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Support Merritt integration with Digital Asset Management System proposed for the UC Digital Library Collection framework |
Early stages |
Extend Merritt’s MySQL-based Inventory service to improve search and display of Merritt content |
Completed |
Conduct load testing of Merritt |
In-progress |
Create a new service/landing page for Merritt |
Planning stages; anticipated completion by December 2013 June 2014 |
Create a new search/browse interface for publicly-accessible collections in Merritt. Includes potential to expose content for search engine indexing |
Planning stages |
Support for limited time embargoes on content in Merritt (depositors can indicate when a restricted item can be made available for public access) |
Not started |
Self-service Merritt user account registration (enable depositors to create new accounts) |
Not started |
Conduct internal TRAC-based audit of Merritt |
Ongoing; internal audit details available here |
Package Merritt’s underlying micro-services for distribution, as open-source code |
Ongoing. Storage, Ingest, and Fixity is now available on BitBucket: https://bitbucket.org/merritt/ |
Explore developing capacity for hosting and publishing “data papers” in Merritt |
Planning stages |