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Release indication in Argo is confusing for dark objects

Open LynnMcRae opened this issue 5 years ago • 0 comments

When an object is released in Argo it means that a PURL, once published, is available to Searchworks or any other designated target. But nothing gets released to the discovery environments without a PURL, which means dark objects are 'releasable" but only when they get brightened. This is a feature, allowing a new collection to be safely released even as some members are still dark -- either permanently or because they are simply not ready but should be released when the access rights are promoted. It can also occur if a previously released item goes dark.

This distinction is not visible in Argo, so an item like https://argo.stanford.edu/view/druid:bj355jf0804 shows a misleading status of "Released to: Searchworks". The "Released to" just needs to be qualified for dark objects I think, along the lines of "Released to: Searchworks (releasable but currently dark)"

LynnMcRae avatar May 23 '19 21:05 LynnMcRae