Open Access and Institutional Repositories. Accra, June 2007 Institutional repositories in SA research institutions: the DISA experience Dr D Peters DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa

2 Discussion Framework 1 DISA background 2 Digital repository support in South Africa 3 Diffusion in the academic environment

3 1 DISA Background Pilot feasibility study Themed repository Technological advancement Skills development Digital archive Open source, open access, local content ….not enough!

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9 Projects SAMAP SADOC RAYNER DOXA CCRRI TRC

10 2. Digital Repository Support Digital environment  Skills development  Intellectual property rights  Interoperability standards  Digital preservation archiving  Appropriate technologies, software & tools Teaching, learning and research  Intellectual outputs  Beyond scholarly publishing  Learning objects/ course materials  Data curation: images/ research data / computer software  Enterprise / digital asset management systems

11 Skills Development Share limited expertise Training programmes and workshops in :  Digital conversion techniques  International standards and guidelines  Metadata capture  Web publishing  Intellectual property management Distributed production in remote capture sites Guidelines, manuals, standards

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13 Distributed Production Process Scholar’s Selection Remote CaptureWeb Publishing IP Management Post Processing

14 Remote capture sites MoA: Production agreement Software and hardware Local workflow Production team  Digital conversion  Metadata capture Output management Quality control

15 Post Processing Quality control Submission referral Metadata enrichment Post processing Transfer to database Topic Map

16 IP Management MoA: Consent to Access and Use Risk assessment Tracking owners Documenting research process Best effort

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18 Content Management Open source, Open Access, Open content Fedora Digital Repository System RESTful interface Workflow G-search Collaborative interface Web redesign

19 Fedora architecture

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22 3. Diffusion in the academic environment Location of facilities Strategic planning Funding Institutional commitment Use of innovative technologies Increasing maturity

23 Location Safe-haven environment  Test technology  Gain competency Association  Shared experience  New collaboration  Size Line management

24 Funding Initial grant funding Secures legitimacy Grant writing skills Present research interest to scientific community Approach to funders and Foundations Focus aims from external perspective Institutional commitment

25 Institutional commitment Gifts & Donations Library budget Shared development Special projects Reallocation of funds

26 Use of innovative technologies Harness the Internet Experiment with digital reformatting Risks of early adopters Quest for “killer apps” Competitive dynamic Fractious collaboration

27 Immature digital library Experimental New competencies Financially independent Culturally removed…?

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29 Mature digital library Project to programme Integration into library collections Routine work processes Free linking services Reformatting specifically, rather than experimentally Modular systems architecture environment API approach Build on external resources Escape insularity

30 Lessons Learned…? Staffing  Core staff  Capacity building  Strengthen organisational capacity  Consultants Production role  Policy framework  Advocacy  Advisory  Training  Standards  Research & technology development  Digital conversion

31 Role of DISA in IR landscape Consultative DL forum Federated content model Trusted digital repository Professional education and training Policies, strategies, guidelines Strengthen organisational capacity Research function International partnerships

32 NEPAD : adding value Democratisation process African integration into information society Appropriate applications ICT training Research Distance learning Health education

33 Digital library development in Africa Comprehensive collection of distributed resources Selected by African research community Relevant to contemporary African scholarship Accessible to all types of users Constructed through skills development Managed by information professionals Acknowledged value of African culture and heritage

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