The DAEDALUS project, developing institutional repositories at Glasgow University: the story so far

Ashworth, Susan; Mackie, Morag; Nixon, William

doi:10.1108/00242530410538391

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“…EPrints was created in 2000 as an open source software package for building open access repositories [4]. Now into its third generation [5], an account of its core abilities can be found in [6]. Robert Tansley, the lead programmer for EPrints in its early days, went on to produce DSpace [7], a well-known institutional repository system from MIT and HP Labs; an interesting account exists of its deployment [8].…”

Section: The Wider Picturementioning

confidence: 99%

A retrospective look at Greenstone

Witten

Bainbridge

2007

Proceedings of the 7th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries

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The Greenstone Digital Library Software has helped spread the practical impact of digital library technology throughout the world, with particular emphasis on developing countries. As Greenstone enters its second decade, this article takes a retrospective look at its development, the challenges that have been faced, and the lessons that have been learned in developing and deploying a comprehensive open-source system for the construction of digital libraries internationally. Not surprisingly, the most difficult challenges have been political, educational, and sociological, echoing that old programmers' blessing "may all your problems be technical ones."

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Section: The Wider Picturementioning

confidence: 99%

A retrospective look at Greenstone

Witten

Bainbridge

2007

Proceedings of the 7th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries

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“…Library staff and authors need to be trained to prepare documents in an acceptable format and to submit content to the repository using a simple interface. Some libraries, like the University of Glasgow, emphasize a fully mediated service for their faculty members, where library staff manage the whole submission process from metadata entry, file conversion to uploading (Ashworth, 2004).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changing roles of reference librarians: the case of the HKUST Institutional Repository

Chan

Kwok

Yip

2005

Reference Services Review

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Purpose -This paper proposes describing how reference librarians in an academic library recruit content for its institutional repository, and how their roles have been changed in the process. Design/methodology/approach -This paper describes the background on how institutional repositories have developed in response to the open access movement. The case of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Institutional Repository is described in detail, showing different strategies that reference librarians employed in recruiting content. The strategies include encouraging researchers to self-archive papers, scanning web sites, capturing pre-existing collections of grey literature, and downloading from open access sources. Findings -The paper illustrates how the roles of reference librarians are changed in the process of building the institutional repository. There are extensions of existing roles in terms of system evaluation, advocacy and reference services. Brand new roles include content recruitment and interpreting publishers' policies. It also points out possible directions which can make the repository sustainable. Practical implications -The paper provides a very useful case study to which other academic libraries may refer when they plan to develop their own institutional repositories. Originality/value -This paper provides in-depth descriptions on the changing roles of reference librarians not covered in previous literature. Discussions on policies, strategies, barriers and challenges will have reference value for academic libraries who want to embark on a similar project.

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“…17 Other practitioners see a vital role for libraries in contributing to such developments, in collaboration with teachers and researchers. 18,19 The literature presents a confused picture of role development, with some sources underlining continuity and others emphasising change. In 2001, a survey of 947 American academic, school and public librarians identified the most significant roles of librarians for the next five years as follows:…”

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Developing Models of Professional Competence To Enhance Employability in the Network World

Genoni¹,

Walton²

2005

Continuing Professional Development- Preparing for New Roles in Libraries: A Voyage of Discovery

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Key drivers of change today include rapid advances in computing and networking technologies, continuing growth of the information and knowledge economy and expectation of value-added personalised services. Related effects of environmental forces on the library and information profession include a convergence of interests around electronic delivery, a blurring of boundaries between professional specialisms and the emergence of composite services, combining libraries with other areas. Employment patterns and workplace practices have shifted towards project-based working and cross-functional teams. Vacancy advertisements for library and information workers reveal a wide range of job titles and a broader set of skills than sought historically in the sector. Research on skills needs and development priorities indicates that information professionals require a mix of specialist, generic, personal and contextualised knowledge and skills. Different models of professional competence are needed to help library and information professionals make sense of their position in the networked world, manage their own continuing development and define their unique contribution to their organisations and communities. Drawing on published literature and empirical evidence, this paper discusses the need for new conceptual frameworks and practical tools to enhance the employability of library and information professionals and presents some models developed for this purpose. IntroductionAdvances in information and communications technology (ICT) have transformed the workplace, education and society over the last ten years. Castells argues that the Internet provides both the technological basis and the organisational form -the network -for the 'Information Age'.1 Ward outlines how ICT has been the key driver of change for information professionals and has had an accelerator effect on other developments, such as globalisation, intensifying competition, the information 'explosion', potential democratisation of information ('information for all') and knowledge and information-based differentiation as a source of strategic advantage.2 Lynch explains that ICT previously enabled automation and innovation in libraries, but has recently brought about transformation with the provision of online content, which includes both 'born-digital' material and digital versions of legacy collections.

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The DAEDALUS project, developing institutional repositories at Glasgow University: the story so far

Cited by 13 publications

References 2 publications

A retrospective look at Greenstone

A retrospective look at Greenstone

Changing roles of reference librarians: the case of the HKUST Institutional Repository

Developing Models of Professional Competence To Enhance Employability in the Network World

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