KU Digital Library Local Repository Working Group

Established by:        Vice Chancellor for Information Services and Chair, Digital Library Executive Group (Marilu Goodyear)

Members:                 John Miller, Assistant Dean for Information Technology-Libraries, Chair
                                Wes Hubert, Associate Director, Academic Computing Services
                                 Doug Miller, Application Programmer/Consultant, ACS
                                 Larry Palmquist, Senior Library Automation Analyst, Libraries 
                                Craig Paul, Systems Software Prog/Anal IV, ACS

Ex-Officio:                Beth Warner, Director, Digital Library Initiatives

Effective Dates:        April 9 – October 1, 2001

Background:
A major aspect of the development of the KU Digital Library is refining and implementing the basic infrastructure, i.e. the architecture, standards, guidelines, services, and staffing.   The development of digital resources is facilitated by the availability of appropriate tools and services that fit within the overall architectural framework, meet the approved standards, and provide easily accessed services to the user community.

Charge:
The Digital Library Local Repository Working Group is charged to develop specific recommendations and plans for the local repository and associated services portion of the KU Digital Library Technical Infrastructure including:

• Local repository(ies) for the storage and management of local digital resources
• include both central and distributed repositories
• hardware and software platforms, minimal and optimal requirements
• address naming standards for objects
• include / reference standards / guidelines for inclusion of content and metadata in the repository, and for registration / participation of distributed repositories:
• format and metadata standards
• security / access
• archiving / migration responsibilities
• management requirements and procedures
• operational procedures / issues
• integration procedures / issues for access (searching, authentication /authorization)
• archiving / migration responsibilites, especially for distributed repositories
• funding models / implications
• Name Resolution Services for the naming of and access to objects in the repository(ies)
• include both central and distributed repositories
• name resolution service scheme/process
• management requirements and procedures
• End-user object registration software
• include both central and distributed repositories
• management requirements and procedures
• support issues
• Recommend priorities for implementation. 

The Working Group should consult with other campus resources as appropriate to inform their work.  The Working Group will present their initial recommendations and priorities to the DLEG by August 3, 2001 and work plans by October 1, 2001.  The work plans should present task plans, resource needs (software, equipment, staff, and budget) and timelines for accomplishment. 

Suggested Background Resources:

KU Digital Library Technical Infrastructure Task Force Report, Working Document, ver. 1.0, November 10, 2000 (http://kudiglib.ku.edu/reports/)

Harvard Library Digital Initiative, Storage and Access Management (http://hul.harvard.edu/ldi/html/storage_access.html)      and

Harvard Naming and Repository Services (Public Folders\All Public Folders\Libraries & Museums\Libraries\Digital Library\Infrastructure Task Force\Background Info) (KU Exchange Folder)

E-Prints (http://www.eprints.org/)

Open Archives Initiative (http://www.openarchives.org/)

OpenURL, (http://www.niso.org/commitax.html)

CNRI, Handle System (http://www.handle.net/index.html)

Library of Congress, Repository Development (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ftpfiles.html)

University of Kansas, Digital Library Initiatives, April 7, 2001