All content contributed to eScholarship is automatically submitted to CDL’s Merritt Digital Preservation Repository for long-term archiving. Content in Merritt is replicated to three distributed storage locations relying on heterogeneous technologies and media. Merritt maintains a copy of each file and associated metadata deposited to eScholarship and, should the file(s) or metadata be updated or changed, both the original and subsequent versions of each are preserved. Merritt is certified as a trustworthy archiving solution by the ISSN's Keepers Registry and CoreTrustSeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I view my eScholarship content in Merritt?
eScholarship uses Merritt as a dark preservation archive. It is not publicly accessible.
Is embargoed content preserved?
Yes, all embargoed content in eScholarship is sequestered in Merritt upon deposit. It is not moved to eScholarship until the embargo expires.
Who owns & maintains Merritt
Merritt is a service of the University of California Curation Center (UC3) at the California Digital Library.