ERIH & Large scale content networks Perspectives from DRIVER Wolfram Horstmann

ERIH & Large scale content networks Perspectives from DRIVER Wolfram Horstmann ERIH -- DRIVER

ERIH Questions • „Can ERIH be a useful addition to existing tools?“ • „Can European level initiatives on repositories be brought to ERIH thinking?“ ERIH -- DRIVER

„Can ERIH be a useful addition…?“ • Yes! • From a general perspective • Guidance through research results needed • Subject-based aggregation management proved successful • Assessment efforts in Humanities widely missing ERIH -- DRIVER

Repositories & ERIH • For open repositories in general • For journal publications in the humanities the OA-principle of Repositories applies perfectly • Open Journals should be in Rep. • For monographs, eBoooks might offer an alternative • All other kinds of databases (national, ISI?) • For institutional repositories • Same as above: It‘s a strategic decision … ERIH -- DRIVER

ERIH Requirements • ERIH requirements • Humanities Resources • Large Scale Effort • Assessment tool • Further Publication Formats • Backbone for European Portal ERIH -- DRIVER

DRIVER • Generic Vision • Digital repository infrastructure, multi-purpose, for any type of content, in any discipline … • DRIVER-I • Institutional Repositories throughout Europe • Focus on textual materials • DRIVER-II • Subject-based repositories, complex objects ERIH -- DRIVER

Infrastructural Tools ERIH -- DRIVER

Plugging in Content Sources ERIH -- DRIVER

Managing Aggregation ERIH -- DRIVER

Software Infrastructure ERIH -- DRIVER

„Human“ portal for access ERIH -- DRIVER

ERIH requirements & DRIVER 1/2 • Large Scale Effort … • DRIVER is meant as an infrastructure for large scale initiatives such as ERIH • If ERIH was based on repositories … • … direct access to resources for researchers • … machine access to resources (e.g. usage / citation) • Backbone for European Portal … • … most important information management is already there • … individual portals can easily be prepared • Humanities Resources … • … could be managed through „community managers“ ERIH -- DRIVER

ERIH requirements & DRIVER 2/2 • Assessment tools … • … could be linked to repository infrastructure • … can be plugged in as additional services • Further Publication Formats … • … monographs are already manageable • … other will be topic of DRIVER-II ERIH -- DRIVER

Thanks! ERIH -- DRIVER

ERIH & Large scale content networks Perspectives from DRIVER Wolfram Horstmann