R e Store : A sustainable web resources repository Arshad A. Khan National Centre for Research Methods www.restore.ac.uk

Explain the rationale for ReStore, what it is and what it isn’t Explain how it is intended to work R e Store & restored resources site demo Hopes for today’s workshop Questions Overview

Explain the rationale for ReStore, what it is and what it isn’t

Explain how it is intended to work

R e Store & restored resources site demo

Hopes for today’s workshop

Questions

ESRC investments producing online resources Completed near to end of project funding Often of great practical value, but immediately begin to decay Dated content (broken links - new ideas) Changed technical environment Lack of maintenance/visibility Why do we need to R e Store?

ESRC investments producing online resources

Completed near to end of project funding

Often of great practical value, but immediately begin to decay

Dated content (broken links - new ideas)

Changed technical environment

Lack of maintenance/visibility

Repository for online resources Restoring quality and utility Promoting accessibility Sustainable service identity Being implemented by NCRM Why R e Store?

Repository for online resources

Restoring quality and utility

Promoting accessibility

Sustainable service identity

Being implemented by NCRM

Build a prototype service for sustaining online resources Focus on research methods initiatives RMP, NCRM, RDI, QMI Lead development of an ESRC strategy for the longer term A “working experiment” with immediate practical benefits Aims of the project

Build a prototype service for sustaining online resources

Focus on research methods initiatives

RMP, NCRM, RDI, QMI

Lead development of an ESRC strategy for the longer term

A “working experiment” with immediate practical benefits

A static web archive A continuation funding model for completed projects A research methods advice service A document repository A virtual learning environment Not aims of the project

A static web archive

A continuation funding model for completed projects

A research methods advice service

A document repository

A virtual learning environment

Identify candidate resources Work with original resource authors Technical and academic review Assess value and work required Technical and academic updating Transfer into ReStore service Promote use and review Basic approach

Identify candidate resources

Work with original resource authors

Technical and academic review

Assess value and work required

Technical and academic updating

Transfer into ReStore service

Promote use and review

Significant online content: not just project sites or documents Initial demonstrator resources Main phase – aim of working with suitable RMP, RDI, NCRM, QMI resources that are not being maintained – via programme directors Mature phase – perhaps triggered by end of awards? Selection of resources for review

Significant online content: not just project sites or documents

Initial demonstrator resources

Main phase – aim of working with suitable RMP, RDI, NCRM, QMI resources that are not being maintained – via programme directors

Mature phase – perhaps triggered by end of awards?

Parallel technical, academic and author reviews (i) Technical (ReStore team): site architecture, scripting, portability, broken links, media types, potential IPR issues… (ii) Academic (external reviewers): academic content, rigour, referencing, dated material… (iii) Author: reflective review, cross-cutting technical and academic, esp. re. IPR Review process

Parallel technical, academic and author reviews

(i) Technical (ReStore team): site architecture, scripting, portability, broken links, media types, potential IPR issues…

(ii) Academic (external reviewers): academic content, rigour, referencing, dated material…

(iii) Author: reflective review, cross-cutting technical and academic, esp. re. IPR

Collaboration with resource authors Funding to pay for commissioned reviews ReStore team assessment of work required Recommendations considered by advisory committee Consideration of reviews

Collaboration with resource authors

Funding to pay for commissioned reviews

ReStore team assessment of work required

Recommendations considered by advisory committee

Accept resource into ReStore, subject to package of work – by author and/or ReStore Identify most appropriate deposition elsewhere Resource not suitable for ReStore Still under active development Other maintenance options preferable Insufficient quality Work required exceeds resources available Possible outcomes

Accept resource into ReStore, subject to package of work – by author and/or ReStore

Identify most appropriate deposition elsewhere

Resource not suitable for ReStore

Still under active development

Other maintenance options preferable

Insufficient quality

Work required exceeds resources available

IPR framework – authorship/ownership Technical infrastructures Sustainability – how many? how long? Alternative outcomes Need guidance on future resource development for maximum sustainability Need developing ESRC strategy on sustaining online resources Known issues

IPR framework – authorship/ownership

Technical infrastructures

Sustainability – how many? how long?

Alternative outcomes

Need guidance on future resource development for maximum sustainability

Need developing ESRC strategy on sustaining online resources

R e Store site overview Navigation, layout and sitemap Web resource site navigation Finding specific resource Resources mock-up in ReStore repository Technical resource deposition implementation

Navigation, layout and sitemap

Web resource site navigation

Finding specific resource

Resources mock-up in ReStore repository

Technical resource deposition implementation

GEO-REFER resource within ReStore repository

PEAS resource within ReStore repository

PEAS>Level1 within ReStore repository

To be installed/configured Currently serving An overview of technical implementation involving the current hardware infrastructure and the proposed one as per future resource requirements

Developing policies, procedures and website Working on initial demonstrator resources Awareness-raising - Open Repositories Conference, RMF, advisory groups, today’s workshop Consulting on strategic needs and directions What are we currently doing?

Developing policies, procedures and website

Working on initial demonstrator resources

Awareness-raising - Open Repositories Conference, RMF, advisory groups, today’s workshop

Consulting on strategic needs and directions

Inform delegates from relevant projects Explain the purpose of the project and raise awareness of the issues Identify additional resources for inclusion! Hopes for today’s workshop

Inform delegates from relevant projects

Explain the purpose of the project and raise awareness of the issues

Identify additional resources for inclusion!

Any questions please?