Hello again, If I can add a quick addendum to my list of UK-based projects looking at the interaction between institutional and subject repositories, a colleague has reminded me of another relevant project.
'Options review of the ways in which institutional and subject repositories can productively interact' http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/digitalrepositories2007/institutio nalsubjectrepositories.aspx It hasn't released its final report yet but this should be available in a few weeks, regards, John R John Robertson wrote: > Hi Mary Anne, > > there have been a number of projects in the UK that have looked at this > issue. > > Three current pieces of work of relevance to your question > > the SWORD project > http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/repositories/digirep/index/SWORD > This SWORD project has developed an Atom based api for remote deposit to > repositories. > 'SWORD is bundled with the current release of DSpace, and will be part > of forthcoming versions of EPrints, Fedora and IntraLibrary ' > see also: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue54/allinson-et-al/ > > the IncReASe project > http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/increase/index.html > This project is looking at scenarios and tools around deposit to an > institutional repository and a funding council repository > > the FeedForward project > http://legolas.cetis.ac.uk/ > 'FeedForward is a JISC-funded project > <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/programme_rep_pres/tools/feedfo > rward.aspx> > > to develop an application that enables individuals to make better use of > the information environment, with a unified workflow that enables the > selection, scanning, sorting, annotation and sharing of resources from a > range of sources, both 'informal' (such as blogs) and 'formal' (such as > bibliographic databases and institutional repositories).' > This (alpha) tool includes support for SWORD and supports some degree of > desktop deposit. The team also put together a simple demostration tool > 'Filebalst' for the CRIG Repository Challenge at Open Repositories 2008. > > kind regards, > John Robertson > > Maryanne Kennan wrote: > > G'day, > > > > Is anyone aware of, or doing any, work that might enable disiplinary > > repositories to "pick up" records from institutional repositories in > > some > > kind of automated way? I have a request from a faculty member for > > information, and I remember reading something, but can't find it. In the > > course of my research I have come across researchers particularly in our > > university those who use arXiv or SSRN who would ike to tick a box when > > uploading the the IR, that would send the record off holus bolus to > > the DR > > of choice. Any leads appreciated > > > > Regards > > Mary Anne > > > > > > -- > > PhD Candidate > > Information Systems, Technology and Management > > Australian School of Business > > The University of New South Wales > > NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA > > Email: [email protected] > > > > This email is intended only for the use of the individual named above > > and > > may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you > > are not > > the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > > distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you > > have > > received this message in error please notify the sender immediately and > > delete this message. Views expressed in this message are those of the > > individual sender and are not necessarily the views of the Faculty of > > Business (incorporating the AGSM), UNSW. Before opening any attachments > > please check them for viruses and defects. > > -- R. John Robertson skype: rjohnrobertson Repositories Research Officer (JISCCETIS), Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement University of Strathclyde Tel: +44 (0) 141 548 3072 http://blogs.cetis.ac.uk/johnr/ The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263
