Digital Repositories
Digital Repositories
Researchers increasingly depend on open access to information. DR enables access to the new knowledge base and encourages use of scientific content in a standardised, open way. Government agencies show signs of increased adoption, and the Humanities, in addition to Science, the early adopter, are starting to plug into such repositories. What is more, these new tools facilitate public appreciation and understanding of scientific and research advances.
Key topics include:
- State-of-the-art and future visions with perspectives from government, research and industry.
- User case studies from specific domains
- Key horizontal issues in specific domains, software architectures, data sharing policies and promotion of open standards for DR infrastructures with case study examples and challenges.
- Existing open standards, their status and adoption in the business and e-science communities.
- DR support by "operational" budgets for its use as a reliable tool for everyday work.
- Commercial best practice.
2 Community Outreach Seminars on Digital Libraries have already taken place:
- Repository Curation Service Environment - 1 December 2008
- Interoperability using Grid Technologies - 5 June 2008