On 24/09/09 12:40, J.W.T.Smith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We are coming under pressure to speed up the addition of new items to
> our repository by academics. We use the EPrints package which has a
> reviewing stage which means items are deposited in a review area and
> don’t become visible in the public repository until they have been
> checked by an editor. It is being proposed that all depositors be
> allowed to move items into the public repository with any editing being
> done later.
>
> Does anyone already do this, i.e., allow direct deposit into the public
> repository without any editorial or quality control checking? If so has
> it caused any problems?
This is, to a certain extent, what the Depot does.
The only catch is you need to ensure your reviewers are full editors,
and you will not be "archiving" in the true sense - in that the object
will change once published.
--
Ian Stuart.
Software Engineer, the Depot
EDINA,
The University of Edinburgh.
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