The Investigative Study of Standards for Digital Repositories and Related Services

by Muriel Foulonneau and Francis Andrè
ISBN 9789053564127

Within the DRIVER project, three strategic studies on digital repositories and related topics have been carried out. The production of the studies was coordinated by SURF, the collaborative organisation for higher education and research aimed at breakthrough innovations in ICT in the Netherlands, in close association with Amsterdam University Press and the following DRIVER partners: CNRS (FR ), the University of Gent (BE), ICM (PL), the University of Goettingen, the University of Bielefeld (GER), UKOLN and the University of Nottingham (UK). The studies are published by Amsterdam University Press, and are available for download.

This study by CNRS, the French partner in the DRIVER project, reviews the current standards, protocols and applications in the domain of digital repositories. Special attention is being paid to the interoperability of repositories to enhance the exchange of data in repositories. The study is meant for institutional repository managers, service providers, repository software developers and all players taking an active part in the creation of the digital repository infrastructure for e-research. It aims to raise the discussion about these topics and to support initiatives for the integration and in some cases the development of new standards, in addition to the current interoperability mechanisms that have been implemented in digital repositories. The study looks at the current situation, but also focuses on the near future in terms of steps that have to be taken now in order to comply with future demands.

Last updated: 14-Nov-2008