This small set of remarks was part of the larger "Future Trends" panel at the GKR Symposium on Cooperative Curation at Georgia Tech, Aug. 8 2012. http://www.library.gatech.edu/gkr/node/96

1. Future Trends Panel
GKR Symposium 2012
Tim Donohue
DSpace Tech Lead
tdonohue@duraspace.org
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2. Repositories* becoming…
invisible
* By “repository”, I’m not only referring to IRs or subject repositories, but
also to any system that helps to store & preserve digital content

3. NOT disappearing

4. Does NOT disappear
Rather, blending in…

5. How may repositories /
preservation systems
“blend in”?

6. Technology Camouflage

7. Technology Camouflage
• Build simple, intuitive interfaces to
more complex systems
• Bring the technology into the user’s
existing workflows & tools
• Tailor towards novice users, but allow
advanced users to dig deeper

8. Repo / Preservation Examples
• DepositMO project
– JISC funded project
– Deposit to IR from MS Word
– “Dropbox-like” deposit to IR
– Uses SWORDv2 protocol
DepositMO: http://eprints.org/depositmo/

9. Repo / Preservation Examples
• Simplifying preservation activities for
repository managers
• DSpace Replication Task Suite
– http://bit.ly/NeSuc3
• Fedora CloudSync
– http://bit.ly/Mi5exJ

10. Repo / Preservation Examples
• DuraCloud for Research (DfR)
– Sloan funded project
– Facilitate preservation of research data
– Simple “Dropbox-like” tools to save data
– Securely pass data to data mgrs / repo
DfR: http://bit.ly/N3G2iJ

11. Relevant Links
• DuraCloud: http://duracloud.org
• DuraCloud for Research: http://bit.ly/N3G2iJ
• DSpace Replication Task Suite:
http://bit.ly/NeSuc3
• Fedora CloudSync: http://bit.ly/Mi5exJ
• SWORD protocol: http://swordapp.org
• DepositMO: http://eprints.org/depositmo/

12. Image Credits
• Disappearing Officemate:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/2081250357/
• Camouflaged Butterfly:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boobook48/3663561801/
• Chameleon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15198978@N04/6896989391/
• Palm Tree Cell Tower:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/6681807017/