Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Jean-Pierre Côté Coordinator, Institutional Repositories Pilot Project and directeur général des bibliothèques, Université de Montréal
Kathleen Shearer Research Associate, Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
What is the Project?
• A Canadian initiative to implement institutional repositories at several Canadian research libraries
• Project began in August 2002
• Overwhelming interest in institutional repositories from Canadian research libraries
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
CISTI
York University McGill University
National Library of Canada Queen’s University
Simon Fraser University University of Calgary
Université de Montréal
University of New Brunswick University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Western Ontario University of Windsor
What is the Project?
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Purpose
1. To increase the visibility of institutional and Canadian content, especially of journal articles that are mostly published outside of Canada.
2. To enhance the current scholarly publishing environment. We are promoting the current SPARC position—to complement the current publishing system with the use of IRs, rather than
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Purpose (cont…)
3. To experiment with a variety of content, format, and software systems.
4. To showcase the interoperability of Institutional Repositories in the Canadian context.
5. To speed up the learning process through exchanging best practices with each other.
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project Panel Members:
Gwendolyn Ebbett, University of Windsor Merle Steeves, York University
Lynn Copeland, Simon Fraser University Sharda Tarachandra , CISTI
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project CARL’s Role in the Project
Research Support Web Portal
Listserv
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Implementation Issues: Copyright
Promotion and Advocacy Long-term Preservation Faculty Partnerships
Content Types
Documentation for Users
Archiving and Quality Control Metadata/Subject Headings Implementation of Software
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Software: Eprints DSpace
Neuroinformatics Portal (http://www.neuroinf.de/), created by the OECD.
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
CISTI Science and Technical
Simon Fraser Linguistics, Communications, and English
York
University Center for Feminist Research, Association for Research on Mothering, Canadian Association of Nursing in Oncology
University of
Windsor Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics & Statistics,Biology, Earth Sciences, Computer Science, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental
Research.
Université de
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
What we have learned so far:
1. Institutional Repository tools are easily accessible and not too complex to implement and use.
2. Buy-in from stakeholders has been easier than anticipated. 3. The “In-Action” learning process is valuable.
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Future Goals:
1. Content, content, content… 2. Harvester
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Implementation of
Papyrus – Institutional Eprints Repository
at Université de Montréal
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Software installation
• GNU Eprints 2.1
• Apache web server (with mod_perl) • Redhat Linux
• MySQL database • Perl
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Software configuration
Document types
• Preprint
• Learning or Scientific Journal's article • Conference Paper
• Conference Proceedings
• Departmental Technical Report • Book Chapter
• Thesis
• Multimedia presentation • Other
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Software configuration (cont.)
Metadata (ex. Journal article)
• status of the article • refereed or not • authors (m) • title • subjects (m) • year/month • abstract (m) • publication name • volume/number • pages • commentary on • alternative locations (m) • keywords (m)
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Software configuration (cont.)
File formats • HTML • XML • PDF • PostScript • Text • RTF • MPEG • QuickTime • PowerPoint • Other
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Software configuration (cont.)
Subject classification
• LC (Information science)
• NLM (Medicine and Pre-clinical Sciences) • Classification outline from arXiv (Physics) • Roy Classification (Law)
Registration, Browse/Search and Submission processes Customizing the user interface (“look and feel”)
Review / rewrite sections Translation
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repositories Pilot Project
Conclusion
Good feedback
Concerns about copyright
Multiple interfaces / one repository
