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