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Project Status
Work Package 4 - Scoping role of institutional repositories
Last updated 15 January 2007
Description
There is presently a large knowledge deficit in regard to how Institutional repositories currently manage geospatial content. It is patently preferable to understand how existing institutional repositories approach geospatial asset management and to proceed from this baseline to determine best practice based on a firm understanding of the workflows and processes involved. Following a baseline audit of institutional repositories we can provide a firm evidence base for assertions on how institutional repositories deal with geospatial data in actuality and expose current practices, benefits and limitations. This will assist in weighing the merits of an institutional vs. media-centric repository approach and shed light on whether technology can assist to blur these distinctions and remove the repository choice dilemma. It will also help delineate best practices for other repositories to adhere to.
Update: The baseline audit of geospatial asset management within institutional repositories is complete. The report on the findings of this work package is now available for download. (PDF File, 660 Kb)
