Further Topics

Work that is underway and topics that are under discussion

• Metadata database / mySQL
• Authorization / Authentication module to be in release in the future
• Use of mod_perl
• Directory structure
• move BibClass, ImageClass and Finding Aids towards full object status so they can be brought under, for example, a DLPSObject class
• OAI / Broker
• DLPS Development Environment
  • CVS and how we use it
  • Debugger and how we use it
• CVS as a way of having the Open Source code evolve
  • set up a mechanism for users to contribute code, moderated by DLXS
  • maintenance
• main program object to facilitate overriding of even the most basic functionality