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UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
UPC Institutional Repositories
Montse [email protected]
Anna [email protected]
Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaServei de Biblioteques i Documentació
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
1. Objectives
2. Strategy
3. Learning repositories
4. Research repositories
5. Technical matters
6. Conclusions
Summary
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
To offer a tool for publishing academic works in electronic format
To organize and preserve UPC’s intellectual heritage
To greatly increase UPC’s visibility in the world
Objectives
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
1. Objectives
2. Strategy
3. Learning repositories
4. Research repositories
5. Technical matters
6. Conclusions
Summary
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
Strategy: repositories
Separate repositories: E-prints: https://upcommons.upc.edu/e-prints/ University journals and congresses: https://upcommons.upc.edu/revistes/ Students’ work: https://upcommons.upc.edu/pfc/ Learning materials: http://e-md.upc.edu/home/ Videos: http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/video/ Theses: http://www.tesisenxarxa.net/
Why did we decide to create different repositories?– To facilitate organization (one librarian is responsible for each repository) – To be able to fit different document data into metadata – To fully integrate with other university platforms (such as Virtual Campus, based on
Moodle and the Electronic Information Services for Academic Activity)
However
– The cost of supporting repositories is higher– Content is dispersed
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
https://upcommons.upc.edu/
Global access to UPC knowledge Metasearch in all UPC repositories Electronic documents and information about support services (how to
digitize a thesis, how to submit documents, etc.)
Strategy: access to all repositories
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
Strategy: human resources
One computer technician for designing repositories and improving software.
One librarian responsible for content control and management of each repository.
In every UPC campus, there are librarians who: control and extend metadata feed-back between users and general services
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
Strategy: repository support services
SEPI: Intellectual Property Service • Author rights • Copyright policies (including e-journals and Creative Commons)
Factories: teaching resource facilities • Convert traditional formats into digital formats (print journals, theses, etc.)• Video digitization
Subject librarian:• Liaison with university departments for diffusion of the project and training
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
1. Objectives
2. Strategy
3. Learning repositories
4. Research repositories
5. Technical matters
6. Conclusions
Summary
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
UPCOpenCourseWare (5.852 documents)http://e-md.upc.edu/home/
Inspired by MIT’s Open Course Ware Provides access to UPC’s course materials for educators and
students Not all its content is open access Not (yet) with a DSpace repository
Learning repositories: course materials
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
Students’ work (1.587 documents)https://upcommons.upc.edu/pfc/
Students’ work (final degree projects, minor theses, recognition of foreign diplomas/theses, etc.) presented by university students at UPC.
Accessed both from inside the University – by other students preparing their final degrees - and outside.
Learning repositories: students’ work
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
UPC Digital Library (226 videos)http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/video/
Institutional activities or learning activities Migration to a DSpace application
Learning repositories: videos
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
1. Objectives
2. Strategy
3. Learning repositories
4. Research repositories
5. Technical matters
6. Conclusions
Summary
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
E-prints UPC (698 pre-prints or post-prints)https://upcommons.upc.edu/e-prints/
The E-prints repository collects documents generated by academics in their research activities. Communities: schools, departments, laboratories or research groups. Workflow: Selfarchive (authors) Peer review (optional) Protect and extend metadatas (subject librarians)
Research repositories: E-prints
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
UPC Journals and Congresses (2.434 articles)https://upcommons.upc.edu/revistes/
This repository compiles the full texts of e-journal articles and proceedings published by any scholar or research department of the university.
Workflow: Archive (journal support personnel or auxilliar librarians) Control and extend metadatas (subject librarians) Electronic submission using DSpace
Research repositories: Journals and Congresses
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
1. Objectives
2. Strategy
3. Learning repositories
4. Research repositories
5. Technical matters
6. Conclusions
Summary
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
DSpace: 2005, 1.3.1 now 1.4.1 version (4 instances of DSpace)
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 3.1Web server: Apache Tomcat/5.0.28Database: PostgreSQL 7.4.6Storage: 1200 GB = 1,2 TB
5. Technical matters:
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
Future improvements:
Statistics (Add-on from the University of Minho)
Customized submission forms
Authority control (link to catalogue and name capture)
UPC subject headings authority
5. Technical matters:
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
OAI-MHP
UPCommons
Course materials
Students’ work
....
E-prints
Journals and congresses
OAI-MHP
Campus digital
SO
AP
Scientific Output
Information System
OA
I-M
HP
RECERCAT
RACO
TDX
OAISter
...OAI-MHP
6. Conclusions
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
Good acceptance, Good strategy, Collections are growing but… there’s still a lot of work to do with UPC IRR!
6. Conclusions
UPC Research Institutional Repositories
DSpace User Group Meeting 2007
Thank you for your attention!
Montse [email protected]
Anna [email protected]
Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaServei de Biblioteques i Documentació