About the Webinar
While institutional repository (IR) systems are meant to focus on the storage of digital objects, most repositories contain not only objects, but also metadata about those items. One of the main functions of library systems is to help facilitate the discovery of items and content using metadata. Where is the line between IR systems and the discovery and management tools the libraries use to manage their collections? What are some strategies that libraries can employ to integrate these systems? Is anyone having success?
As libraries increasingly become the home to special digital collections and scanned materials, finding simple ways to exchange information and ensure discoverability of IR content will be critical to efficient management of both systems. This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of recent research in this topic as well as real-world examples from organizations who are working toward interoperability.
Event Sessions
Welcome & System Overview
1:00 pm - 1:05 pm
Introduction
Speaker
1:00 - 1:15 pm
OCRIS: Online Catalogue and Repository Interoperability Study
Speaker
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm:
Funded by the JISC Scholarly Communications Group, OCRIS -- the Online Catalogue and Repository Interoperability Study (http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/430/) -- examined the interoperability of LMSs, IRs and other administrative systems in operation within UK universities. The project team produced extensive recommendations for improving the visibility and usefulness of intellectual assets and associated data by allowing central, and rapidly developing, information systems to interoperate.The findings of the OCRIS project will be presented to members of the NISO followed by a discussion of their implications and how they relate to the wider context.
IDEALS (Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship) Repository at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm:
IDEALS (http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/) is the digital repository for research and scholarship – including published and unpublished papers, datasets, video and audio – produced at the University of Illinois. In October 2009, the IDEALS repository surpassed its one millionth download.
Q&A and Wrap-up
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Additional Information
- Registration closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on January 13, 2010. Cancellations made by January 4, 2010 will receive a refund, less a $20 cancellation fee. After that date, there are no refunds.
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