Digital Infrastructure

• Server Management Plan
  1. Server inventory
  2. Space planning process for digital projects
  3. Space monitoring and allocation
  4. Security and distributed/peered management
  5. Compatible platform development across RUL
  6. Minimal specifications developed for RUL purchase and server replacement plan
  7. Establish OS and server software inventory, versioning and periodic upgrade plan
  8. RUL offsite storage plan/systemwide contract
  9. Staffing/training requirements for server management
• Data Management
  1. Research current storage technologies and capabilities for real-time and near-line storage
  2. Scalable, feature-rich near-line storage system selected
  3. Develop minimum requirements for data backup, refreshing, peering/failover for data availability and integrity checking
• Platform Development/Technology Transfer
  1. Establish a list of platforms and application software to be supported at RUL
     1. Include both open-source and commercial sources that adhere to open standards and protocols
     2. Include a request and reporting procedure to support new application software needed for specific projects.
  2. Continue migration to open-source platforms/applications where feasible.
3. Test the migration of at least two digital databases/services developed at SCC to Systems for ongoing management.
• RUL Information Security
  1. Draft an information and networking security plan specific to RUL that is compatible with RUCS' university-wide plan.
  2. Test the RUCS' LDAP (directory) based authentication mechanism for use at RUL.

Digital Architecture

1. Open Source Ingest and Export of Data
   1. Implement OAI 2.0 at the service provide and data provider levels (OAIster) for at least one test database (NJEDL?)
   2. Work with the Data Architecture WG on the development of standards-based databases in IMS and Dublin Core schemas
   3. Study the SCORM protocol and Open LMS application software for creating immersive educational objects from RUL digital materials
2. Support for Digital Object Creation
1. Develop a technical metadata schema and management plan that is OAIS compatible. Investigate and evaluate METS for structured linking of technical metadata and descriptive metadata. Investigate and test ALOHA open-source software for mining technical metadata from images.
2. Investigate and develop a structure map (METS or METS compliant) for complex objects (e.g. objects with multiple components and hierarchies and/or relationships between components. The proposed structure map will be designed to support e-texts and e-journals initially.
3. Digital Architecture Platform
   1. Actively participate in the development of a schema-independent/dynamic portal data architecture
   2. Actively participate in any statewide initiatives to develop a common digital architecture and data model
   3. Investigate digital architecture platforms (FEDORA, SODA, DSpace, et al) for applicability to RUL and compatibility with the schema/independent, dynamic portal infrastructure.

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