Really interesting stats there, though I wonder what the value is in simply re-publicising content that you haven't even actually looked at and evaluated yourself?
Presumably the re-publiciser is just simply making a value judgement based only on the metadata/description of the resource? That certainly reinforces the need for good quality descriptions. Also offers a strong case for displaying the right metadata on a search results page.
Could it perhaps be the author/contributor themselves using the enhanced discovery options of the repository to further promote their own resources? Not that I\m suggesting that in a sinister/spammy manner, just could be a useful way of taking advantage of the tools. (As I've just noticed you've alluded to in your post)
Chris.
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Keen not to prejudice this blog post with my own analysis, but it brings up some interesting usage results.
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