The CCA Libraries have undertaken a project to migrate the repository software that runs VAULT, CCA's digital archive. The project began in the Spring of 2022 and we anticipate it will take at least two years to complete.

Project Manager: Eric Phetteplace, Systems Librarian

Project Sponsor: Annemarie Haar, Associate Vice President, Instructional Services

The software that runs VAULT, openEQUELLA, has lessening support available for it. We believe we can find a replacement repository that provides more high quality service to the CCA community without requiring as much risk and maintenance. Migrating to a new platform is a monumental task; VAULT contains almost 80,000 items with more than five terabytes of file attachments. We plan to migrate slowly over a long period of time, using certain collections as a trial, while applying the VAULT Retention Policy to reduce the number of items we need to migrate. Our presentation to CCA Chairs outlines the project at a high level.

Right now, the VAULT migration project is in its infancy and we can offer few additional details. The complete Project Charter is the most comprehensive document available. We will update this page as more information comes to light.

Should I stop contributing to VAULT?

In short, no. VAULT remains CCA's digital archive and items added to it which meet the retention policy's criteria will be migrated to the new system.

Will everything in VAULT be carried over in the same form?

Migrating from one platform to another necessitates some changes, including a transformation of the descriptions (metadata) of items in the archive. Some properties may be changed or erased during transformation, though we will work diligently to preserve the most important pieces. We intend to keep a copy of the complete XML metadata from VAULT in the new repository, making it possible to retrieve any data from the original with a little work.