Data Science Journal, Volume 6, Open Data Issue, 17 June 2007

This site lists the publications of the DISc-UK DataShare project, whichis one of the best sources I know of to learn about the issues around data repositories.

Browse or search VIVO to discover who's working on a particular research topic; what they've taught or published recently; where facilities might be and what online tools are available to expedite research.

The future of content hosting in sakai.  Argues for more robust implementation to be the face of the DLA, DSpace, and the image store

From the website:

There is currently a beta quality JCR implementation of Content Hosting in trunk. This work was originaly done and documented in SAK-10366. This is some good historical information available too, but that is now deprecated. This page will deal specifically with JCR information related to the ContentHostingService and parts of the Resources tool. For general information about JSR-170 support in Sakai see here

The very first phase of JCR integration for Resources is an implementation of the existing ContentHostingService API using a JCR backend. With this initial support, the Resources Tool and Sakai DAV are meant to operate as they stand with no changes to their code.

 

From the website:

Developed at James Madison University, the Madison Digital Image Database (MDID) software brings the digital image library into the teaching and learning process.

The purpose of this website is to make the MDID software available for download and to share information with the MDID user community. Since the first release in 2001 many institutions have implemented the MDID software with their own digital image collections. MDID2 users can share collections with each other, giving institutions instant access to previously unavailable image collections.

 Imports XML representations.

From the website:

Open Repository is a service from BioMed Central to build, launch, host and maintain institutional repositories for organisations. Built upon the latest DSpace repository software the service has been designed to be flexible and cost-effective. BioMed Central's economy of scale makes it possible for organisations that could not otherwise afford to, or lack the infrastructure or technical capacity in-house to run their own repositories. 

Carnegie Mellon site for the Pathways project -- an NSF project to provide or augment the interface layer to repositories as exposed also in DLF aquafier

METS Navigator is a METS-based system developed by the Indiana University Digital Library Program for displaying and navigating sets of page images or other multi-part digital objects. METS, the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard, is an XML standard, maintained by the Library of Congress, for managing and describing digital library objects. Using the information in the METS <structMap> elements, METS Navigator builds a hierarchical menu that allows users to navigate to specific sections of a document, such as title page, specific chapters, illustrations, etc. METS Navigator also allows simple navigation to the next, previous, first, and last page image or component part of a digital object.

METS Navigator is built using Java and open source Web technologies, including the Apache Struts Web Application Framework, the Castor Java & XML Data Binding libraries, and Ant, and runs under a Web application server such as Apache Tomcat.

The joint project of the North Carolina State University Libraries and the North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis will focus on collection and preservation of digital geospatial data resources from state and local government agencies in North Carolina.

The objectives of the project include:

• Identification of available resources through the NC OneMap data inventory
• Acquisition of at risk geospatial data, including static data such as digital orthophotos as well time series data such as local land records and assessment data
• Development of a digital repository architecture for geospatial data, using open source software tools such as DSpace
• Enhancement of existing geospatial metadata with additional preservation metadata, using Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) records as wrappers
• Investigation of automated identification and capture of data resources using emerging OpenGeospatial Consortium specifications for client interaction with data on remote servers
• Development of a model for data archiving and time series development

GRADE will investigate and report on the technical and cultural issues around the reuse of geospatial data within the JISC IE in the context of media-centric, informal and institutional repositories.

The aim of GRADE is to lay the foundations for a sustainable infrastructure (both cultural and technical) that underwrites the communities' substantial and ongoing investment in the utilisation of geospatial resources within the learning, teaching and research environments of UK academia.