Description
Whether you are just starting to create a digital repository or your institution already has a fully-developed program, this book provides strategies for building and maintaining a high-use, cohesive, and fiscally-responsible repository with collections that showcase your institution. The book explains how to strategically select projects tied to your institution's goals, create processes and workflows designed to support a fully-functioning program, and creatively utilize existing resources. The benefits of taking a holistic approach to creating a digital repository program rather than focusing only on individual collections are discussed. Case studies and best practices from various institutions round out the author's practical suggestions.- Focuses on the bigger picture of repository work (creating a unified, cohesive program) but also includes suggestions for effectively implementing digital projects of all shapes and sizes- Focuses on doing more with less – strategies that are perfect for smaller institutions or institutions which want to be fiscally responsible when it comes to building and sustaining digital repository programs- Includes ready-to-use templates, worksheets, workshop exercises, and assessment tools written by the author
Table of Contents
ForewordPrefaceList of figuresAbout the authorPart OneChapter 1: IntroductionOpportunities for librariesDefinitionsInstitutional repositories, digital projects, and digital repository programsConclusionChapter 2: Strategic planningThe vision for a digital programCore constituencies' needsInternal resource audit: infrastructure, resources, contentLegal issuesDetermining what's realisticShaping the program: writing a mission statementBigger than the repository program: aligning with institutional and organizational goalsPutting it all togetherChapter 3: Technical overviewIntroductionGuiding principlesGeneral structure of a digital repository systemUnderstanding the institutional environmentRepository SystemsWorking with multiple systemsPartnership with ITKeeping down costsConclusionChapter 4: StaffingAssembling the team(s): staffing needs and considerationsDigital repository program coordinatorDigital program planning teamDigital program steering groupProject teamsMetadata teamTechnical/infrastructure teamInstructional technologistsGetting IT staff involved in repository workLibrarians and repository workDigital repository workgroupsLibrary and information science internsPart TwoChapter 5: MetadataWhat is metadata?DefinitionsGuiding principlesTypes of metadataMetadata standards and protocolsA-Z of metadata workTools to support metadata productionComplexity of metadata workThe hands-on metadata workshopConclusionChapter 6: Collection building: project proposals, planning, implementationIntroductionGuiding principlesProject initiation: proposals and the review processProject planningProject implementationMonitoringClosing: launchPost-launchChapter 7: Content recruitment and marketingIntroductionGuiding principlesWorking with facultyOther potential partners within the institutionWhat to show before you have collectionsRecruiting content from outside of the universityBig and small ways to market your repository programShowcasing individual projects and collectionsChapter 8: Open AccessIntroduction: what is open access?Guiding principlesNuts and bolts of open accessClarifying common misconceptionsWhat does OA mean for libraries?Selling open accessChapter 9: SustainabilityIntroductionGuiding principlesSustaining digital objectsSustaining digital collectionsSustaining repository teamsSustaining the repository programChapter 10: AssessmentIntroductionGuiding principlesOverview of the processAssessing the repository program and its servicesCollection-level usage dataConclusionChapter 11: Web 2.0 and digital repositoriesIntroductionGuiding principlesPush content out; bring users inIntegrate Web 2.0 tools with the repositoryUser participationConcluding thoughtsAppendix 1: Introduction to metadata workshopAppendix 2: The World War II Poster ProjectBibliographyIndex
