Task Name: VITAL Digital Repository Trial

Task Description: The VITAL Digital Repository Trial Working Group and its associated Advisory Group will conduct a 90-day trial of the VITAL digital repository software in order to determine its suitability for the needs of the Yale Library and, potentially, for larger university needs. VITAL is a digital library application marketed by VTLS (a well-established vendor of library systems) and based upon the open source Fedora software developed primarily at Cornell and UVa. The trial will focus on two of the four types of digital repository defined in the July 2005 IAC Review of Digital Repositories: “Homes for digital collections” and “Infrastructure for digital preservation.” Project participants will test and evaluate a wide array of VITAL features, produce a report documenting their findings, and recommend next steps.

URL: http://www.vtls.com/Products/vital.shtml

ILTS Group(s):
ITS Library Systems Group
Integrated Systems & Programming
Web, Workstation & Digital Consulting Services
Research & Planning

Status: Done

Status Comment: Report submitted to IAC

Initial Period of Activity: Summer 05

Start Date: 8/15/2005

End Date: 12/21/2005

Revised End Date: 5/1/2006

Initiative Type: Integrated Access

Primary Category: Digital Collections

Additional Categories: Digital Services, Digital Preservation

Primary Stakeholder: Library-wide

Additional Stakeholders: Integrated Access Council

Partners: VTLS

E-mail Contact: david.gewirtz@yale.edu