JISC repositories take-up and embedding projects (#JISCrte)

RSP Autumn School, 08th November 2011

Laurian Williamson

Open Access Adviser/JISCrte Project Co-ordinator

laurian.williamson@nottingham.ac.uk

JISCrte aims…

…to improve institutional services that rely on the repository by enabling take-up of the lessons and benefits from the most successful repository applications, tools and good practice.

…to contribute to the progress of embedding repositories within academic life in the UK Higher Education (HE) environment.

Background JISCrte

JISC-funded through the Information Environment Programme 2009-11• http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/inf11.aspx

RSP co-ordinating project progress and dissemination of findings

Projects run from February 2011 through December 2011

JISCrte projects

JISC and RSP

MIRAGE

HYDRA in HULL

eNOVA

DORA

NECTAR

RADAR

Projects and progress

Hydra in Hull – University of Hull

MIRAGE – Middlesex University

eNova – Visual Arts Data Service

DORA (EXPLORER) – De Montfort University

NECTAR – University of Northampton

RADAR – Glasgow School of Art

MIRAGE – 3D Visualisation

MIRAGE 3D Visualisation

MIRAGE 3D VISUALISATION

MIRAGE and uploading images

MIRAGE – uploading images

Hydra in Hull

Hydra in Hull

• Hydra in Hull is now live http://hydra.hull.ac.uk• Ongoing/next steps

– Switching links from old repository– Roll out create and edit to University content

managers– Feed back Hull developments to Hydra core

• Upgrade to accommodate latest Hydra developments planned for mid-November– These weren’t quite ready during the project– They include better configuration options and drag ‘n’

drop

Hydra in Hull

Lessons learned- How to make good use of Ruby on Rails as a development platform (very flexible)

- Keeping track of issues as you implement a new platform ensures they are then properly captured so they can be dealt with (JIRA bug tracking worked very well)

- Always consider the backup option in case of problems (unplanned developer absence required careful adaptation of priorities)

Hydra in Hull – future plans

Future work on the repository is planned

History DMP project

- part of the JISCRMD programme

- DMP project will be gathering requirements for research data management planning in history

- includes plan to enhance Hydra for data management

Blacklight will be the next generation library catalogue interface

- Blacklight is the UI for Hydra

- Aim to tie together their digital repository and catalogue access

The Glasgow School of Art and RADAR

RADAR – Research, Art, Design, Architecture, Repository

Positive feedback from Repository Fringe and the ‘repository song’ performed has been a success (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKl2yK64RVc)

Development has been instigated with EPrints

First iteration to be available in November 2011

RADAR – will go ‘live’ in January 2012

RADAR

Testing to take place while carrying out a mock REF exercise

Integration of new repository with the new GSA website, liaison with ScreenMedia

Alterations made to the standard EPrints workflow to accommodate the needs of GSA researchers

System becoming embedded in the ethos of GSA

Images

Sketches converted into improved EPrints interface

Flow of execution for repository: (1) Login, (2) Add Item, (3) Describe item, (4) Add supporting evidence, (5) Review item, (6) Submit for review and final depositing in RADAR

Images

Access point for RADAR on the new GSA website (this isn’t active yet, this is only a design screenshot)

Since the Repository Fringe the development of RADAR has been enhanced by the appointment of our new Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies, who has provided valuable support for the project and development work. Also our progress has accelerated and we are starting to see an end product, and will be ready for testing in November 2011.

eNova

Embedding institutional research repositories into the culture of arts researchers by enhancing the MePrints profile tool

Feedback from arts researchers to enhance the MePrints tool and by making connections across departments

EXPLORER

Reviewed possible tools for adaptation for DORA (Dspace repository)

Focus is on ‘Kulturising’ DORA

Integrating DORA with DMU website

Updated mandate and circulated to all staff

New advocacy materials developed

Drop-in sessions for staff

More prominent position on DMU research pages

EXPLORER – collection with a video

EXPLORER

EXPLORER – collection with an image

Open Access Week• Big event planned: personal

invitations, lots of publicity, great external speakers, competitions, free lunch...

• ... but (very) poor uptake, so chose to postpone.

• Have VC’s support for future OA event – likely to be combined with the launch of a new university OA journal.

• Is October the best date for International Open Access Week? What do others think?

EThOS and Kultur

• EThOS – most changes completed, workflow for embargoed theses still under consideration

• Kultur – changes completed on test server and approved by Steering Group; to be transferred to live NECTAR imminently

Note: Red text distinguishes test from live server

Added value

Staff profiles:

• two views, determined by whether staff member has already posted publication details to their profile

• Positive response from staff (and rise in NECTAR deposits)

Repository statistics:

• IRStats installed

• Working with Research Office to supply latest statistics to Deans

Project urls

MIRAGE http://image.mdx.ac.uk/vin/demo.php

HiH https://hydra.hull.ac.uk/

DORA https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/

NECTAR http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/

eNova http://www.vads.ac.uk/kultur2group/projects/enova/index.html

RADAR – not yet available

Acknowledgements

Chris Awre (HiH)

Dr Xiaohong Gao (MIRAGE)

Dr Miggie Pickton (NECTAR)

Dr Elizabeth Lunt (DORA - EXPLORER)

Dr Robin Burgess (RADAR)

Marie-Therese Gramstadt (eNova)

Further information on the projects available from http://www.rsp.ac.uk/grow/embedding/RTE-Projects/