Making effective use of your repository Brunel University, 8 th November 2007 Peter Cliff UKOLN
Overview Something Something else Some more stuff Etc.
Overview Use vs Effective Use Some Uses Repositories in Global Context Repositories in Local Context Biscuits and Networking!
Making Use vs Making Effective Use Take a step back and ask: What are you trying to achieve with your repository? Effective use of a repository is only possible if you know what you want to use your repository for.
Making Use vs Making Effective Use Consider this:
Making Use vs Making Effective Use Making Use: Paperweight? Pasta measure? Tiny Dart Board? Stylish Ring?
Making Use vs Making Effective Use Making Use: Paperweight? Pasta measure? Tiny Dart Board? Stylish Ring? Effective Use: Tightening bicycle wheel spokes
Repository Uses Knowledge, information and data sharing Facilitating research Impact (& career development) Data management Preservation Anything else?
Repository Uses Knowledge, information and data sharing Facilitating research Impact (& career development) Data management Preservation Anything else? Global
Repository Uses Knowledge, information and data sharing Facilitating research Impact (& career development) Data management Preservation Anything else? Global Local
Repository Context: Global Researchers
Repository Context: Global Research Communities
Repository Context: Global Institutions
Repository Context: Global Stuff
Repository Context: Global Services
Repository Context: Global Interaction Search Web page Search Talking
Repository Context: Global Repositories Search Web page Search Talking
Repository Context: Global
OpenDOAR/ROAR Harvesting Searching Retrieving! New Services
Repository Context: Global OpenDOAR/ROAR Harvesting Collaborating New Interactions Citing
Effective Use: Supporting Interaction Search Services
Searching Google
Searching Google Scholar
Searching OAIster
Searching OAIster II
Searching OpenDOAR
Searching BASE
Effective Use: Search Services Search Engine Optimisation Sitemaps Metadata – formats/good quality Interfaces OAIster Guidelines Registration
Effective Use: Registration OpenDOAR Provides charts and statistics ROAR Provides charts and statistics ROARMAP – Institutional Policys OpenArchives All are also useful for testing!
Effective Use: Supporting Interaction Alerts and Feeds Facebook Applications Bibliographic Services: Link consistency & easy management Other plug-ins?
Effective Use: Bibliographic Services
Repository Context: Local Management Information Virtual Learning Environment Personal Information Portal Web pages File Store Content Management System
Repository Context: Local Management Information Virtual Learning Environment Personal Information Portal Web pages File Store Content Management System
Repository Context: Local Management Information Virtual Learning Environment Personal Information Portal Web pages File Store Content Management System
Repository Context: Local Management Information Virtual Learning Environment Personal Information Portal Web pages File Store Content Management System ? ?
Repository Context: Local Management Information Virtual Learning Environment Personal Information Portal Web pages File Store Content Management System
Effective Use: Grab Local Information Bibliographic information BibApp for example
Effective Use: Integrate with the Known What will you do with your Personal Information Portal? Can you use MIS data? Names Authentication Collections/Communities Campus as consumer Feeds, web pages and the VLE? RAE support
Conclusions Be clear what you want to use your repository for. Be aware of who/what you want to expose data to. Make use of data already available. Consider how your repository will fit – who knows, it might be a catalyst for changing your Institution's data management strategy!
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