[eIFLoa] First DRIVER Summit - Presentations available on line

[iryna.kuchma at eifl.net]

****APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING****

presentations available on line from First DRIVER Summit : Towards a  
Confederation of Digital Repositories 16th & 17th January 2008  
Goettingen, Germany

http://www.driver-support.eu/multi/DRIVERSummit.php.

one of the presentations - eIFL -- Open Access Program (Susan  
Veldsman, Rima Kupryte)in the National & International Repository  
Networks session.


>
> DRIVER is the EC-funded project leading the way as the largest   
> initiative of its kind in helping to enhance repository development   
> worldwide. Its main objective is to build a virtual, European scale   
> network of existing institutional repositories using technology that  
>  will manage the physically distributed repositories as one large   
> scale virtual content source. DRIVER II, a project funded by the 7th  
>  Framework Programme of the European Commission, is the continuation  
>  of the DRIVER project. Whereas DRIVER concentrated its efforts on   
> infrastructure building for scholarly content repositories,   
> DRIVER-II will extend the geographical coverage step-by-step and   
> will move from a test-bed to a production-quality infrastructure.   
> This infrastructure will produce further innovative services meeting  
>  special demands that will be built on top. The infrastructure is   
> complemented with several user services including search, data   
> collection, profiling, and recommendations by the end user. For   
> further information please visit www.driver-community.eu
>
> On 16 and 17 January 2008, DRIVER II successfully carried out its   
> first Summit in Göttingen, Germany. It is considered a successful   
> milestone on the way to building a professional, active repository   
> community.
>
> The first day focused on the current repository community in Europe   
> and globally, the results of the DRIVER studies and a discussion of   
> Open Access and repository infrastructures.
>
> The morning of the second day focused on disciplinary repositories   
> and their relationship to institutional repositories. The latter   
> part of the day focussed on national and international repository   
> networks with representatives from a number of networks speaking.
>
> The presentations are now available on line for those interested in   
> learning more about DRIVER and the topics discussed at the Summit   
> and can be found on the DRIVER Support website at   
> http://www.driver-support.eu/multi/DRIVERSummit.php.
>
>


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