After looking first at the EdShare repository, the second of our exemplar surveys looks at NECTAR, the institutional repository for the University of Northampton. Our approach to repository preservation is founded on recognising the motivations, objectives and activities of the individual repository, rather than the other way around. So in the initial …
Debra pre-empted the results of this survey for EdShare appearing here, since she saw the draft and not unreasonably anticipated that I would post the final version here somewhat sooner. I am pleased to complete the record. http://www.edshare.soton.ac.uk/ Entry in Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)Â http://roar.eprints.org/index.php?url=http://www.edshare.soton.ac.uk/ Current status of repository …
So, Steve suggested that for the diary, there might be different perspectives on a Project event. Steve and I had a meeting as a preparation for participation in the KeepIt Project. Steve has blogged from his perspective on our conversation and this is my take on some aspects of our …
How well positioned and adaptable are our exemplar repositories for digital preservation practices? In the next couple of weeks I’ll be visiting each of them to find out. It’s important that we identify the requirements of the repository and build on what is there, rather than trying to transform them …