Anglia Ruskin University’s Institutional Repository
ARRO (Anglia Ruskin Research Online) is the Institutional Repository for Anglia Ruskin University jointly funded by the JISC Information Environment Programme; this start-up project will run from 1st April 2009 until 30th September 2010.Overview
This project will develop an open access Institutional Repository for Anglia Ruskin University. The repository will serve to raise the profile of and access to our research output and scholarly publications and support students and staff in scholarly activity and undertaking research. Our system will integrate fully within the existing UK repository network. Currently, our digital assets such as theses, research outputs, including multimedia objects, and other scholarly publications are stored in different ways and cannot be searched from a single system. The benefits of easy access and dissemination of research and scholarly outputs, provided by a sustainable institutional repository will be enjoyed by the academic community not only in supporting research but also in underpinning learning and teaching.
Project Objectives
In establishing the repository we will:
- develop a system to enable open internet based electronic access to research outputs including publications, multimedia outputs, doctoral and masters theses and postgraduate dissertations awarded by the University. The repository will:
- enable more comprehensive management of research outputs
- showcase and disseminate Anglia Ruskin research and scholarly activity
- provide data for the Research Excellence Framework
- capture, archive and preserve our University’s intellectual assets
- provide a common information and communications environment for the academic community both within and external to our University.
- ensure that the repository reflects stakeholder requirements
- establish policies and processes for the deposit and subsequent management of material within the repository, including long-term access and preservation, and address the requisite legal issues such as IPR, data protection and third party copyright
- develop a range of interfaces to the repository content, including access through the University’s search interfaces and portal systems, in order to make the content as widely available as possible
- develop strategies for the ongoing promotion and expansion of the repository through liaison and advocacy work with academics, researchers and administrators.
Project Outputs
The main output of this Project will be a functional Institutional Repository holding the University’s research publications, accessible via the University Library website and internal portal.
Other outputs will include:
- documented and agreed policies and procedures for deposit
- developing staff expertise in areas such as Digital Copyright, IR software, managing and developing Institutional Repositories, and Digital Preservation
- cultural change within our University where staff and students deposit research outputs to share with colleagues
- the sharing of knowledge and experience acquired through the development and operation of an institutional repository within the HE community through presentations and the project website, and by participation at JISC programme events and Special Interest Groups.
System and Content
ARRO will be built on a DSpace platform hosted and supplied by Biomed Central using their Open Repository product. Full attention will be given to access and search connections with other internal portal and VLE systems and to other services to draw on the content (using OAI-PMH).
The content is likely to include doctoral and research masters’ theses and, possibly, some taught masters’ dissertations, drafts and copies (where appropriate) of articles in refereed and non-refereed journals, book chapters, conference papers and other academic papers of university staff and researchers.
The Project will establish rules for selection and deposit, the application of metadata and will seek to embed the Institutional Repository into the academic culture at Anglia Ruskin through a vigorous programme of advocacy and promotional activity.
Personnel
The overall project will be managed by the Assistant Director (Research Support), Research, Development and Commercial Services, working with the Assistant Director (Central Services) of our University Library. The following groups will be established to manage the project:
The Steering Group is responsible for project monitoring, guidance and representing the project on Anglia Ruskin’s Corporate Management Team. The Steering Group will meet every six months.
Project Steering Group membership
| Project Technical and Sustainability Manager (University Library Assistant Director: Central Services) | Graham Howorth | graham.howorth@anglia.ac.uk |
| University Librarian | Nicky Kershaw | nicky.kershaw@anglia.ac.uk |
| Deputy Vice Chancellor - Research, Scholarship and Development | Professor Alan Sibbald (chair) | alan.sibbald@anglia.ac.uk |
| Project Manager (Assistant Director, Research Support - Research, Development and Commercial Services) | Professor Caroline Strange | caroline.strange@anglia.ac.uk |
| Assistant Director - Architecture & Development, Information Systems and media services (ISMS) | Gregor Waddell | gregor.waddell@anglia.ac.uk |
Project Working Group
The Project Working Group has been established to carry out the day to day work of the project. It comprises individuals drawn from Learning Support Services and academic departments who have the necessary project management, academic liaison, technical and metadata skills. The Group will be responsible for developing the repository, advising on metadata, producing informational and instructional materials, and advocating our Institutional Repository to researchers.
The Working Group will include:
| ISMS (Business Relationship Manager) | Carrianne Baker | carrianne.baker@anglia.ac.uk |
| User – S&T Faculty | Dr Nancy Harrison | nancy.harrison@anglia.ac.uk |
| Project Technical and Sustainability Manager | Graham Howorth | graham.howorth@anglia.ac.uk |
| Digital Resources and Institutional Repository Coordinator | Sarah Packard | sarah.packard@anglia.ac.uk |
| Assistant Director of Library Services: Academic Services | Margaret March | margaret.march@anglia.ac.uk |
| User - ALSS Faculty | Professor Guido Rings | guido.rings@anglia.ac.uk |
| Faculty Liaison Librarian | Ruth Rule | ruth.rule@anglia.ac.uk |
| Research Support Co-ordinator | Jill Smit | jill.smit@anglia.ac.uk |
| Project Manager | Professor Caroline Strange (chair) | caroline.strange@anglia.ac.uk |
| User – AIBS (Director of Research) | Dr Robert Willis | rob.willis@anglia.ac.uk |
| Project Officer | to be appointed |
Links
ARRO Introductory PresentationARRO Project Plan
JISC Repository Support Project