Modern Archives
Roadmap
Planned milestones for catalog growth, authentication, and monetization.
Roadmap
Planned stages for expanding the archive and supporting long-term sustainability.
Phase 1: Catalog Foundation (Current)
- Launch a searchable archive of restored books and papers
- Provide consistent web, PDF, and EPUB editions
- Establish clear metadata standards and taxonomy across the collection
Phase 2: Reader Accounts
- Introduce optional user accounts
- Enable saved reading lists and reading history
- Develop internal workflows for reviewing and publishing new editions
Phase 3: Sustainable Support
- Offer subscription tiers for curated premium collections
- Maintain a free core archive of public-domain works
- Implement account-level access management
Phase 4: Archive Infrastructure
- Provide API access for research and partner integrations
- Expand full-text and semantic search capabilities
- Develop thoughtful recommendation systems to surface relevant works