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Green, Robin and Delasalle, Jenny (2009) WRAP – Warwick Research Archive Project : final report. Coventry: Library, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
WRAP's aim was to capitalise on the learning from early adopter institutional repository projects and build a repository for the University of Warwick that would further develop understanding of how repositories can meet the needs of their stakeholders.
Key objectives were to implement a repository for preprints, postprints and theses with the EPrints Open Source software, using SWAP, the Scholarly Works Application Profile, and the EThOS EPrints OAI plugin; to explore the potential for interoperability of the repository with other campus systems; to develop an infrastructure to receive around 350 theses a year; to attract participation by a range of departments and researchers; and to achieve a corpus of over 1500 items by project end.
IT Services, Library and Research Support Services staff comprised the project team: the Library as lead partner, with IT Services hosting the repository software and providing the technical expertise to integrate WRAP with the campus search engine, and Research Support Services providing linkage between WRAP and its Expertise/My Profile system (which contains information about Warwick researchers, including publication details).
The project team worked with a small set of pilot academic Departments in the earlier stages of the project in order to assess effective advocacy approaches and to obtain content prior to the repository being made live. Additional Departments were included as the project progressed and awareness of WRAP increased through promotion at meetings of academic groups, University committees and internal events.
WRAP has been implemented as a full-text only repository to expose and emphasise Warwick research excellence. The project team also adopted a mediated submission process combined with creation of high quality metadata, including full Library of Congress Subject Headings, to maximise discoverability, interoperability and provide future-proofing.
Although content submission levels are very good technical delays when implementing SWAP with EPrints, combined with the time and effort required to create high quality metadata, have significantly impacted on record creation and ability to meet the initial volume target. However, as the project closes WRAP has achieved many of its aims and objectives, including its primary purpose of providing a repository service that is embedded within the institution. In particular, WRAP has implemented the SWAP metadata schema with EPrints software, obtained an institutional mandate for submission of e-theses, developed procedures for populating the repository, integrated WRAP with the campus search engine, and created a mechanism for transfer of content to and from the Expertise/My Profile system. In addition, the WRAP team has both contributed to and made good use of the range of initiatives and shared infrastructure services sponsored by JISC to support IR developments. Learning from and sharing this experience has been a large part of the project, making it a valuable initiative not only for the University of Warwick but also for the wider repositories community, both in the UK and abroad.
| Item Type: | Report | ||||||
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| Subjects: | Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources | ||||||
| Divisions: | Administration > Information and Digital Group > Library | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Institutional repositories -- Great Britain -- Case studies | ||||||
| Publisher: | Library, University of Warwick | ||||||
| Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||||
| Official Date: | 25 March 2009 | ||||||
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| Number of Pages: | 27 | ||||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 26 May 2021 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 26 May 2021 | ||||||
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