1. Enhanced Publications and Complex Objects state of studies currently worked on in DRIVER II EUROPEANA Satellite of ECDL 2008 in Aarhus, DK Wolfram Horstmann | Bielefeld University

2. Enhanced Publications in DRIVER-II A specific, not the main goal in DRIVER-II Among the major research goals Will result in a general capability of the infrastructure in processing complex objects Will give real world examples Will not change the scholar‘s world until 2009 ;-)

3. Complex objects in DRIVER-II 2008 2009 Aggregation and Data Layer capable of processing complex objects Discovery / Studies Sample datasets & Demonstrator of enhanced publications Report on Enhanced Publications state-of-the- art Technical Groundwork Complex Object Specification Generic Aggregator and Store Report on enhanced publications requirements Technical Development Automatic and user generated complex objetcs

4. Discovery / Studies Track – all SURF Report on enhanced publ. state-of-the-art –downloadable here: –States that repository system is ready for EP (in principle) –Recommends OAI-ORE as model Report on enhanced publications requirements –Draft version (internal) –Directly builds on OAI-ORE as model underlying EP Sample datasets & Demonstrators of enhanced publications –Available end 2008

5. Technical Groundwork Track Complex Object Model Specification (CNR) –in draft status –abstract/generic description of object model –not directly involving OAI-ORE Generic Aggregator and Store (Bielefeld/CNR) –supporting different serializations –not directly involving OAI-ORE Both available end 2008

6. Technical Development Track Automatic and user generated complex objects (ICM) –Inference for finding relations between publications –Active information discovery for user generated relations Aggregation and Data Layer capable of processing complex objects (Bielefeld/CNR) –Will involve all results with respect to enhanced publications developments of DRIVER-II –Will most probably process and expose OAI-ORE for enhanced publications –Results will have exemplary, not comprehensive nature Available from mid 2009