Sarah (et al) -
Yes, DuraSpace will respond to the Cybermetrics Lab to explain the problems
with this proposal.
-Jonathan
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> From: "Shreeves, Sarah L" <sshre...@illinois.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Dspace-general] [Dspace-tech] IMPORTANT NEWS: Important
> Info for Future Editions | Ranking Web of Repositories
> To: "Pottinger, Hardy J." <pottinge...@missouri.edu>, TAYLOR Robin
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> Would it be possible for DuraSpace leadership to contact them to explain
> the problems with their proposal? I agree that this seems only likely to
> diminish the relevance of their rankings.
>
> Sarah
>
> Sarah L. Shreeves
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> From: Pottinger, Hardy J. [mailto:pottinge...@missouri.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 9:32 AM
> To: TAYLOR Robin; Hilton Gibson; dspace-tech; General List
> Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] IMPORTANT NEWS: Important Info for Future
> Editions | Ranking Web of Repositories
>
> Hi, there is more cause for concern than just the handle issue (which is
> alarming enough), re-read the announcement:
>
> http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/node/26
>
> They intend to no longer rank repositories running on ports that are not
> cleartext (80 or 8080) which, I'm sorry, is completely wrong-headed. I will
> not ask my users to send their passwords in the clear. It's not even open
> for discussion. Even if we set aside the issue of login details, I am
> willing to bet there are a fair contingent of researchers who would prefer
> to keep their research activities out of a cleartext channel--despite the
> many concerns about SSL being compromised, running a repository on port 443
> is, I think, at least a good-faith effort at securing the usage of the
> repository.
>
> Is this port requirement an attempt to penalize institutions who embargo
> some of their content? If that's Webometrics' desire, they will have to
> make a better effort than to lump all port 443 repositories into that
> category.
>
> It's a pity, I realize they have good intentions, but I think these
> decisions will likely diminish the relevance of their rankings.
>
> --Hardy
>
> ________________________________
> From: TAYLOR Robin [robin.tay...@ed.ac.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 5:42 AM
> To: Hilton Gibson; dspace-tech; General List
> Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] IMPORTANT NEWS: Important Info for Future
> Editions | Ranking Web of Repositories
>
> Hi Hilton,
>
>
>
> It looks like a large proportion of DSpace instances would be excluded if
> this proposal were implemented. It seems a bit over the top, I think we may
> reply with a comment to that effect.
>
>
>
> Cheers, Robin.
>
>
> Robin Taylor
> Main Library
> University of Edinburgh
> ________________________________
> From: Hilton Gibson <hilton.gib...@gmail.com<mailto:
> hilton.gib...@gmail.com>>
> Sent: 01 September 2014 19:01
> To: dspace-tech; General List
> Subject: [Dspace-tech] IMPORTANT NEWS: Important Info for Future Editions
> | Ranking Web of Repositories
>
> The Ranking is also a powerful tool for penalizing bad practices, with
> especial emphasis in the awful naming proposals by software developers that
> ignore librarian traditions and in many ways are going against intellectual
> rights of depositing authors.
>
> We truly believe the lengthy and useless addresses coined for the
> repository items have a negative impact in their web visibility and affect
> the authors will to deposit as it makes difficult the citation of full
> texts in future papers.
>
> http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/node/26
>
> ?Hi All
> Sorry for the cross-posting?
>
> ?How will this affect DSpace installations??
>
> ?Regards
>
> hg?
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