The Logical Operator

The process of identifying the “right” digital repository software to implement at my university continues apace, with the most recent efforts surrounding a specs-level evaluation of six or seven systems (DSpace, Fedora, and so on) to see if we could identify showstoppers from the very start (either technical capabilities we know we want, or features [...]

Because my institution is somewhat of a “latecomer” to the institutional repository initiative, we have the advantage of seeing what has come before - unfortunately, much of what has come before seems to indicate that the “digital repository,” at least in its current forms (DSpace, Fedora, ePrints, and other dedicated “repository” software), simply doesn’t work.
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