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Data Management And Curation Practices: The Case Of Using Dspace And Implications, Yin Zhang, Hsin-Liang Chen
Data Management And Curation Practices: The Case Of Using Dspace And Implications, Yin Zhang, Hsin-Liang Chen
Library and Learning Resources Faculty Research & Creative Works
Data management and curation is a new challenge with the emerging trend of data-dependent scholarly research. Due to the lack of common standards and best practices, current data management and curation practices have been varied. This poster presents a project that examines the common practices of data management and curation that helps understand the scope of and factors behind such variations. The sample of this study consists of 171 unique data repositories created by 164 institutions from 95 countries worldwide. The preliminary results indicate that data management and curation is a global issue. Currently, academic institutions and government agencies are …
System Function Adoption Of An Open Source Digital Repository System: A Global View, Hsin-Liang Chen, Yin Zhang
System Function Adoption Of An Open Source Digital Repository System: A Global View, Hsin-Liang Chen, Yin Zhang
Library and Learning Resources Faculty Research & Creative Works
This poster reports a project that examines the adoption of system functions of an open source digital repository, DSpace. It also identifies the factors which have influenced the functions' adoption. The data were collected from DSpace user registry from September 2013 to March 2014. A total of 545 repositories in the registry contained system function customizations, representing 533 unique institutions from 95 countries. The preliminary findings indicate that 10 of the 32 available system functions are adopted by over 10% of its members; the majority of repositories are from academia; academic repositories also offer most system functions; and the U.S. …