Right. Let the structure emerge over time rather than prescribing it at the
outset.
Cheers.
Fil
Jeremy Hunsinger wrote:
>>
>> For instance, I could likely help maintain engineering design stuff
>> without getting anyone ticked off at me. But I'd have a nearly
>> impossible time getting Ryerson U to support a repository for any kind
>> of design work.
>
> many of the large repositories have people who do this sort of
> management/curation on their topic of interest, my suggestion is that if
> someone takes specific interest in developing and working in an area in
> an archive, then when that area becomes significantly developed and
> useful, those people who worked on it should be recognized, given
> official responsibilities if necessary, etc. so, 'start informal' and
> as it progresses formalities develop, but don't start with the
> formalities and bureaucracies before you have significant content.
>
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