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DRIVER, the EC-funded project leading the way as the largest initiative of its kind in helping to enhance repository development worldwide, has published a number of important studies.
More specifically, three strategic and coordinated studies have been conducted on digital repositories and related services by the SURFfoundation - the Dutch partner in the DRIVER project, . They are aimed at repository managers, content providers, research institutions and decision makers - all key stakeholders who are taking an active part in the creation of the digital repository infrastructure for e-research and e-learning. The studies were published on the 16th of January 2008 together with Amsterdam University Press.
Briefly, SURFfoundation and DRIVER produced the three studies comparing of:
1) The 'European Repository Landscape' - a study on different aspects of the European repository infrastructure. The study presents a complete inventory of the state of digital repositories in the 27 countries of the European Union and provides a basis to contemplate the next steps in driving forward an interoperable infrastructure at a European level.
2) 'A DRIVER's Guide to Repositories', edited by Kasja Weenink, Leo Waaijers and Karen van Godtsenhoven - it focuses on five issues which are essential to the
establishment, development or sustainability of a digital repository.
3) The 'Investigative Study of Standards for Digital Repositories and Related Services' by Muriel Foulonneau and Francis André (CNRS-ISTI) - it reviews the current standards, protocols and applications in the domain of digital repositories.
In addition, the University of Gent, Belgium, carried out a Usability Study in search for feedback from the research community. Respondents from universities in Belgium, France and the UK participated in a period of testing the DRIVER portal.
The studies are available on line on the DRIVER support website at http://www.driver-support.eu/en/studies.html
For more information on DRIVER please visit the DRIVER site at www.driver-community.eu
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