DRS Documentation/DRS Glossary

digital repository

A digital repository is a digital object storage solution that stores and maintains a broad range of materials from various sources.

Download Queue

A Download Queue is a temporary list of files in the DRS that can be downloaded as a compressed .zip file. Files added to your DRS Download Queue will remain in the queue until you sign out or close your browser.

DRS

The Digital Repository Service (DRS) is a secure digital repository system designed to store and share the scholarly work from Northeastern University’s colleges, departments, faculty, and staff. The DRS, which was developed and is maintained by Northeastern University Libraries provides a very high level of long-term security.

DSG

The Digital Scholarship Group is a library department that supports digital modes of research, publication, and collaboration at Northeastern University.

http://dsg.neu.edu/

Fedora

Fedora (Flexible Extensible Digital Object Repository Architecture) is the underlying storage architecture of the repository.

http://fedorarepository.org/

http://www.duraspace.org/

Hydra

Hydra is a suite of tools and technologies that processes the files and metadata stored in Fedora so users can interact with them in a meaningful way. Hydra uses Ruby on Rails to program, Solr to index, and Blacklight to enable searching and browsing.

http://projecthydra.org/

institutional repository

An institutional repository is a digital object storage solution that typically maintains objects relating to the official record of the institution it supports, including historical photographs, newsletters, and publications.

MODS

MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) is a Library of Congress

Set

Sets are curated compilations of DRS files, which can be created and maintained by DRS users.