RSP Briefing Papers

Repository Administrators | Technical Papers | Senior Managers | Future Papers

These concise papers are introductions to key topics of interest to the community, and are aimed at different repository stakeholders.

Repository Administrators Papers

• Key Stakeholders and Benefits [Updated Jan 2008]
• Promotion [Updated Jan 2008]
• Repository Policy Framework [Updated Apr 2008]
• Workflows [Updated Apr 2008]
• Metadata [Updated Apr 2008]
• Key Services [Updated Apr 2008]
• Specifying Repository Requirements [Nov 2008]
• Handling Version Information [Dec 2008]

Technical Papers

• Preservation & Storage Formats for Repositories [Updated Jun 2008]
• Commercial Repository Solutions [Updated Apr 2008]
• Repositories, Content Management Systems and Portals [Updated Apr 2008]
• Pilot to Production [Updated Apr 2008]
• Open Archives Initiative-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting [Updated Apr 2008]
• Making Effective Use of Your Repository [Updated Apr 2008]
• Persistent Identifiers [Nov 2008]
• Repository Deposit: SWORD [Dec 2008]

Senior Managers Papers

• Institutional Repositories and Records Management by Steve Bailey, Senior Advisor, JISC infoNet [December 2007]
• Repository Staff and Skills by Mary L. Robinson, SHERPA European Development Officer [December 2007]
• Repository Steering Groups by Martin Moyle, Digital Curation Manager, UCL Library Services, and Russell Burke, Electronic Resources Coordinator, King’s College London [July 2008, minor correction October 2008]

Future Briefing Papers

Further titles in the series of papers aimed at repository administrators are currently in production, along with an additional pack of papers addressing issues of relevance to senior managers involved in repository discussions.

The RSP would be interested to hear from you if you have ideas for future briefing paper titles that you would like to see. Contact support@rsp.ac.uk