The UCD Digital Library is currently offline. As a user, I need to understand why it's offline, when it's expected to be back, if I can still access collections temporarily, and who to contact for questions. Also, I have links to the digital library in my teaching materials; will these still work?
Navigate to 'https://digital.ucd.ie/'. Read the news announcement titled '**UCD Digital Library service takedown until further notice - dated 17th February 2025**'. Identify the reasons for the service takedown. Determine the expected timeline for the new UCD Digital Library's implementation. Find any information regarding alternative or temporary access to the collections. Locate the contact email address for queries. Identify any advice provided for users who have created links to the UCD Digital Library. Synthesize all extracted information into a concise answer.
The agent successfully navigates to 'https://digital.ucd.ie/'. The agent states that the UCD Digital Library is offline due to a decision to retire existing infrastructure and focus on a replacement project and a new digital preservation system, ensuring the safe-keeping, long-term sustainability, and accessibility of digital collections. The agent states that the new UCD Digital Library is aimed to be implemented in 'early 2026'. The agent states that they 'hope to launch alternative temporary access to the collections soon'. The agent provides the contact email 'digital.library@ucd.ie'. The agent states that users who have created links to the UCD Digital Library in Brightspace, teaching materials, or on external websites may need to update these links.