future trends for repositories
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This small set of remarks was part of the larger "Future Trends" panel at the GKR Symposium on Cooperative Curation at Georgia Tech, Aug. 8 2012. http://www.library.gatech.edu/gkr/node/96TRANSCRIPT
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Future Trends Panel GKR Symposium 2012
Tim Donohue DSpace Tech Lead
Repositories* becoming… invisible
* By “repository”, I’m not only referring to IRs or subject repositories, but also to any system that helps to store & preserve digital content
NOT disappearing
Does NOT disappear Rather, blending in…
How may repositories / preservation systems
“blend in”?
Technology Camouflage
• Build simple, intuitive interfaces to more complex systems
• Bring the technology into the user’s existing workflows & tools
• Tailor towards novice users, but allow advanced users to dig deeper
Technology Camouflage
Repo / Preservation Examples
• DepositMO project – JISC funded project – Deposit to IR from MS Word – “Dropbox-like” deposit to IR – Uses SWORDv2 protocol DepositMO: http://eprints.org/depositmo/
Repo / Preservation Examples
• Simplifying preservation activities for repository managers
• DSpace Replication Task Suite – http://bit.ly/NeSuc3
• Fedora CloudSync – http://bit.ly/Mi5exJ
Repo / Preservation Examples
• DuraCloud for Research (DfR) – Sloan funded project – Facilitate preservation of research data – Simple “Dropbox-like” tools to save data – Securely pass data to data mgrs / repo
DfR: http://bit.ly/N3G2iJ
Relevant Links • DuraCloud: http://duracloud.org • DuraCloud for Research: http://bit.ly/N3G2iJ • DSpace Replication Task Suite:
http://bit.ly/NeSuc3 • Fedora CloudSync: http://bit.ly/Mi5exJ • SWORD protocol: http://swordapp.org • DepositMO: http://eprints.org/depositmo/
Image Credits • Disappearing Officemate:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/2081250357/ • Camouflaged Butterfly:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boobook48/3663561801/ • Chameleon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15198978@N04/6896989391/ • Palm Tree Cell Tower:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/6681807017/