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Institutional Repository Software Overview

Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition an initiative of the Association of Research Libraries. Institutional Repository Software Overview Open Access Scholarly Communication Conference Pretoria, South Africa • July 29, 2004 Raym Crow • SPARC Consulting Group. What We’ll Cover.

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Institutional Repository Software Overview

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  1. Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalitionan initiative of the Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repository Software Overview Open Access ScholarlyCommunication ConferencePretoria, South Africa • July 29, 2004 Raym Crow • SPARC Consulting Group

  2. What We’ll Cover • Overview of repository software systems • Why systems were developed • Functionality offered • Implementation issues

  3. Goal & Criteria for OSI Guide • Goal— • Speed review of systems • Allow focus on non-technical issues • Criteria— • Comply with OAI metadata harvesting protocols • Available publicly via open source license

  4. Systems Covered

  5. Development Motivations • Support self-archiving • Serve specific institution types • Academic research institutions • Research institutes • Support existing digital resources

  6. System Functionality • Interoperability • Comply with OAI to facilitate discovery • OAIster, ARC & other search services • Global network of repositories • Metadata • Support basic & extended schemes • Support import & export • Provide for review & quality control

  7. System Functionality • Content Types • Preprints, postprints, ETDs, curriculum support materials, conference proceedings, software code, musical scores, other faculty work performance • Content inclusion a policy issue • All files types, including streaming media

  8. System Functionality • Content Submission Process • Certification management outside system • Organized around research communities • Support collections and/or communities • Submission roles, stages & permissions

  9. System Functionality • User registration & authentication • Multiple user types • Universal & restricted access • Access by user type, collection & object

  10. System Functionality • User Interfaces • Customizable • End-user personalization • Multiple language

  11. System Functionality • Search & retrieval • Search full text • Search metadata • Boolean searching • Sorting • Indexed by Google, Yahoo

  12. System Functionality • Digital preservation • Support organizational strategy • Persistent document identification • Preservation metadata • Object history/version control

  13. Implementation Issues • Few barriers to system implementation • No exotic equipment • Use existing staff expertise • Supportive user groups & support • Multiple hurdles for content recruitment • Inertia of existing practice • Developed by libraries for faculty • Social engineering & outreach

  14. OSI Guide Available— OSI Guide to Institutional Repository Software Available at:http://soros.org/openaccess/software/

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