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1. Data
Repositories
and
Services
Xiamen
University
Library
June
8,
2012
Jian
Qin
School
of
InformaCon
Studies
Syracuse
University
hDp://eslib.ischool.syr.edu/jqin/
2. Agenda
• What
is
a
repository?
Repository
soNware?
• What
does
it
do?
• How
does
it
work?
• Case
studies:
– Dryad:
an
internaConal
repository
of
data
and
publicaCons
for
basic
and
applied
biosciences
– Dataverse:
a
data
repository
system
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3. What
is
a
data
repository?
Data
Repository
is
a
logical
(and
someCmes
physical)
parCConing
Repository
commonly
refers
to
a
locaCon
for
of
data
where
mulCple
storage,
oNen
for
safety
databases
which
apply
to
or
preservaCon.
specific
applicaCons
or
sets
of
applicaCons
reside.
hDp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repository
hDp://www.learn.geekinterview.com/data-‐warehouse/
dw-‐basics/what-‐is-‐data-‐repository.html
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4. WHAT
CAN
WE
EXPECT
IN
A
DATA
REPOSITORY?
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5. Technical
features
• Standards
– OAI-‐PMH
– Z39.50
protocol
– Open
source
license
• Hardware
• Staff
requirements
– Minimum
hardware
requirements
– UNIX
systems
– SAN
support
administrator
• So;ware
– Java
programmer
– OS
– PERL
programmer
– Programming
language
– Python
programmer
– Database
– Web
server
Open
Society
InsCtute.
(2004).
A
guide
to
– Java
servlet
engine
insCtuConal
repository
soNware.
3rd
ed.
hDp://www.soros.org/openaccess/pdf/
– Search
engine
OSI_Guide_to_IR_SoNware_v3.pdf
–
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6. Features
and
funcCons
• Repository
&
system
administraDon
– User
registraCon,
authenCcaCon
&
password
administraCon
– Module-‐level
APIs
• Content
submission
administraDon
– Define
mulCple
collecCons
with
same
instance
of
system
– Submission
stages
– Submission
support
– System
generated
usage
stats
and
reposts
Open
Society
InsCtute.
(2004).
A
guide
to
insCtuConal
repository
soNware.
3rd
ed.
hDp://www.soros.org/openaccess/pdf/OSI_Guide_to_IR_SoNware_v3.pdf
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7. FuncCons
of
repositories
• Content
management
• Archiving
– Content
import/export
– Persistent
document
idenCficaCon
– Document/object
formats
– Data
preservaCon
report
– Metadata
– Object
history/version
control
– Real-‐Cme
updaCng
and
indexing
of
accepted
content
• System
maintenance
• DisseminaCon
– System
support
• DocumentaCon/manual
– User
interface
• Listserv
– Search
capability
• Bug
track/feature
request
• Full
text
system
• All
descripCve
metadata
• Formal
support/help
desk
• Selected
metadata
fields
• Browse
• Sort
search
results
Open
Society
InsCtute.
(2004).
A
guide
to
– Indexed
by
Google/other
insCtuConal
repository
soNware.
3rd
ed.
search
engines
hDp://www.soros.org/openaccess/pdf/
OSI_Guide_to_IR_SoNware_v3.pdf
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8. The
context
of
repositories
Research
community
InsCtuConal
repository
Data
repository
PublicaCons,
presentaCons,
Datasets
reports,
etc.
Disciplines
Standards
Technology
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9. InsCtuConal
repositories
InsCtuConal
• An
insCtuConal
repository
(IR)consists
of
formally
repository
organized
and
managed
collecCons
of
digital
content
generated
by
faculty,
staff,
and
students
at
an
insCtuCon
PublicaCons,
presentaCons,
• Types
of
IRs:
reports,
etc.
– CollecCon-‐based
digital
repositories
managed
by
library
professionals
– Course
management
systems
and
associated
file
stores
– CollecCon
of
research
data
and
reports
managed
by
research
units
(centers,
laboratories,
etc.)
– Student
academic
porlolio
systems
– InsCtuConal
file
storage
systems
– Digital
asset
management
workflow
systems
– Web
content
management
systems
used
by
insCtuCons
or
depts
to
store
and
stage
web
content
EDUCAUSE
Evolving
Technologies
CommiDee.
(2003).
InsCtuConal
repositories:
Enhancing
teaching,
learning,
and
research.
hDp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/DEC0303.pdf
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10. Data
repositories
• No
one
agreed-‐upon
definiCon
Data
• CharacterisCcs:
repository
– A
repository
operated
by
an
academic
insCtuCon/unit
or
a
research
organizaCon
Datasets
– A
system
for
storing,
managing,
preserving,
and
providing
access
to
data
– Centered
on
a
discipline
or
a
research
field
involving
mulCple
disciplines
– Policies
governing
the
intellectual
property
rights,
management,
access,
sharing,
and
citaCon
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11. Dryad:
a
repository
for
data
and
publicaCons
hDp://datadryad.org/
• As
a
data
repository,
Dryad
provides
a
plalorm
to
associate
data
with
underlying
publicaCons.
• Content
acquisiCon:
user
submission
• How
to
moCvate
users
to
submit
data?
• Make
it
simple
and
rewarding
• Provide
detailed
support
informaCon
about:
• DeposiCng
data
• Managing
data
• Intellectual
property
rights
(CC0)
• Download
data
packages
• View
usage
staCsCcs
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13. Dryad
metadata
record
example
(cont’d)
Individual
files
in
the
data
package.
The
metadata
shows:
• #
of
downloads
• File
technical
data
• Copyright
type
• DocumentaCon
for
the
data
file
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14. Dryad
Backend
• Uses
core
features
of
DSpace
with
modificaCons
or
complete
replacement
• Uses
OAI-‐PMH
to
allow
metadata
harvesCng
– Metadata
formats
available
for
harvesCng
include
• METS/MODS,
OAI-‐DC
(Dublin
Core),
OAI-‐ORE/Atom,
and
RDF/DC
• Uses
DOI
to
idenCfy
Dryad
data
packages
and
files
hDp://wiki.datadryad.org/Category:Technical_DocumentaCon
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15. DOI
Examples
• Data
packages
– doi:10.5061/dryad.1664
– doi:10.5061/dryad.642
– doi:10.5061/dryad.1307
• Data
files
– doi:10.5061/dryad.1664/1
– doi:10.5061/dryad.642/1
– doi:10.5061/dryad.1307/1
– doi:10.5061/dryad.1307/2
– doi:10.5061/dryad.1307/3
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