managing repositories. 25th February 2011 Presenter or main title… Managing research, managing repositories. Session Title or subtitle… Josh Brown Research Information Management and Scholarly Communications j.brown@jisc.ac.uk

Managing research, managing repositories JISC and repositories in the UK: 147+ repositories in the UK JISC has invested millions in: Infrastructure Services Software Preservation tools National support and guidance Funding has reflected the importance of the repository network to the sector and to the digital infrastructure vision Aim has always been to help repositories reach a critical mass

Managing research, managing repositories Do you consider that JISC has helped your repository to develop in any way? Yes 22 No 2 Don’t Know 1 Total 25 Most reported that JISC had either funded the development of their repository or had supported their work via, for example, the Repository Support Project

Managing research, managing repositories Current focus is on addressing specific issues such as: Deposit – DepositMo, DURA, RePosit, Kultivate and, SWORD, OARJ, Sonex Shared services – refining, consolidating and identifying new requirements, we have a number of shared services in this area – e.g. SHERPA RoMEO, OpenDOAR Take-up and embedding/integration – 6 projects. Also producing a guide to integration and embedding. National and International collaboration – possible joint strategy development for repository infrastructure (Research Councils, UKCoRR, PubMed Central), Knowledge Exchange Groups, COAR, openAIRE

Managing research, managing repositories Repositories are a central part of the emerging Research Information Management infrastructure J-eS Research council SSC MRC e-Val and ESRC Society Today Interactions with CRIS systems REF reporting Funder and institutional mandate compliance Role to play as key stores for impact evidence, research data

Managing research, managing repositories Borne out by the role repositories play in JISC research info projects: Enquire (Glasgow): recording impact evidence in Eprints MICE (KCL/St Andrews/Goldsmiths): extending CERIF4REF schema to include impact evidence, exporting from repositories BRIM (Huddersfield): linked repositories to HR data to disambiguate authors CRISPool (St Andrews/Glasgow/Edinburgh): pooled publication and staff info from partners in a research pool BRUCE (Brunel/St George’s): Drawing together data from across the institution to create a data warehouse for a range of reporting purposes

Managing research, managing repositories Where are these projects heading? Improved reporting, both internal (business intelligence) and external (HESA, REF...) Greater collaboration across the sector 5 projects, 8 partners 4 projects, 17 partners Greater involvement with funders: RCs, HEFCE Greater involvement with private companies in developing a shared infrastructure: Atira, Symplectic, Thomson Reuters Easier collaboration, easier integration

Managing research, managing repositories These developments offer : Enhanced partnerships for repositories, new communities for repository managers Diversified roles for the repository Repository managers the chance to extend their expertise Wider, stronger community of practice BUT... The challenges are significant also.

Managing research, managing repositories Challenges for repositories: Building content Integrating with other campus systems Keeping OA on the agenda Fighting for resources (cash, technical, staff) Changing workflows Multiplying standards and initiatives Scalability – more uses = more demands Maintaining the identity and value of the repository in a new landscape

Managing research, managing repositories Challenges for JISC...

JISC Budget 2010-11 Janet, JISC Collections, JISC Advance, Content Services ( data centres ) = services ( central services ? )

Managing research, managing repositories Challenges for JISC... How can we continue to support the repository community? Infrastructure development has moved on from repositories BUT infrastructure depends on repositories... Demands on repositories will continue to grow: More services More integration More competition for resources The solutions are not obvious, but we have some ideas.

Managing research, managing repositories Repositories as partners: Research information management depends on the repository community Repository managers have the skills and experience we need Repositories in the policy landscape Reinforces the value of the Open agenda Puts the focus on content Relies on the accruing evidence Central to the work of the Open Access Implementation Group

Managing research, managing repositories So, questions FOR the audience: What do you think would be the most valuable policies JISC could support? What do you see as the priority concerns for your repository in the next few years? How do you see the landscape in three to five years time?

Managing research, managing repositories Thank you for listening, and thanks for your ideas.