Brown’s Digital Brown’s Digital RepositoryRepository

An overview of servicesAn overview of services

ChronologyChronology

2001 – Center for Digital Initiatives2001 – Center for Digital Initiatives

2002 – Initial Digital Collection Building2002 – Initial Digital Collection Building

2003 – Metadata Model Completed (?)2003 – Metadata Model Completed (?)

2004 – Initial Implementation of Repoman2004 – Initial Implementation of Repoman

2005 – Digital Scholarship Services2005 – Digital Scholarship Services

2006 – Institutional Repository2006 – Institutional Repository

2006 – Digital Preservation Planning2006 – Digital Preservation Planning

Center for Digital Initiatives Center for Digital Initiatives (CDI)(CDI)

Production of digital materials for use in scholarship Production of digital materials for use in scholarship and teaching efforts at Brown.and teaching efforts at Brown.

Digitization of "signature collections" from Brown's Digitization of "signature collections" from Brown's renowned Special Collections.renowned Special Collections.

Development of databases, programs, and Development of databases, programs, and applications to enhance access to and use of these applications to enhance access to and use of these materials.materials.

Consultative services for Library and academic units Consultative services for Library and academic units undertaking digital projects.undertaking digital projects.

Archiving Brown’s Research OutputArchiving Brown’s Research Output

The Library seeks to add a new dimension to the The Library seeks to add a new dimension to the Directory of Research and Researchers at Directory of Research and Researchers at Brown University Brown University

Fulfilling its traditional role of archiving and Fulfilling its traditional role of archiving and preserving the scholarly output of this institution, preserving the scholarly output of this institution, the Library is prepared to archive published and the Library is prepared to archive published and unpublished research that may (or may not) be unpublished research that may (or may not) be part of the Directory of Research and part of the Directory of Research and Researchers. Researchers.

What Might be Included?What Might be Included?

Primary Evidence (primary documents, datasets, geo-spatial data)

Gray Literature (working papers)

Peer-Reviewed Content (pre- or post-print, if rights retained)

Supplementary Materials

Dissertations and Theses

Research Reports

Teaching Materials

Student work of research value

How will the IR function?How will the IR function?

As you submit your information to the Directory, As you submit your information to the Directory, send an electronic copy of your research send an electronic copy of your research papers, books, etc. to the Library papers, books, etc. to the Library If you do not have an electronic version of your If you do not have an electronic version of your research, the Library will help you create a research, the Library will help you create a digital copydigital copyThe Library will work with the Research Office to The Library will work with the Research Office to link these files to the data in the Directory link these files to the data in the Directory If you are unsure of copyright restrictions, the If you are unsure of copyright restrictions, the Library will help you resolve these questionsLibrary will help you resolve these questions

Possible TimelinePossible Timeline

Spring 2006Spring 2006 Complete platform evaluationComplete platform evaluation Identify initial implementing departmentIdentify initial implementing department

Summer 2006Summer 2006 Digitize departmental back file and add to IRDigitize departmental back file and add to IR Develop linking mechanism for research dbDevelop linking mechanism for research db

Fall 2006Fall 2006 Graduated roll-outGraduated roll-out