Innocenti, P., Smith, M., Ashley, K., Ross, S. , De Robbio, A., Pfeiffenberger, H. and Faundeen, J. (2011) Towards a holistic approach to policy interoperability in digital libraries and digital repositories. International Journal of Digital Curation, 6(1), pp. 111-124.
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Publisher's URL: http://www.ijdc.net/index.php/ijdc/article/view/167
Abstract
Underpinning every digital library and digital repository there is a policy framework, which makes the digital library viable - without a policy framework a digital library is little more than a container for content. Policy governs how a digital library is instantiated and run. It is therefore a meta-domain which is situated both outside the digital library and any technologies used to deliver it, and within the digital library itself. Policy is also a key aspect of digital library and digital repository interoperability in a common and integrated information space. Policy interoperability - that is the exchange and reuse of policies - is a step beyond policy standardisation. Furthermore, effective and efficient policy frameworks are also one of the Digital Curation Center (DCC), DigitalPreservationEurope (DPE), nestor and Center for Research Libraries (CRL) core criteria for digital repositories. In this article, we share our research on policy interoperability levels and the experimental survey on policy interoperability conducted with real-life digital libraries, as a contribution towards the definition of a Policy Interoperability Framework.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Digital Libraries, Policy, Interoperability, Interoperability levels, DL.org Project |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Ross, Professor Seamus and Innocenti, Dr Perla |
| Authors: | Innocenti, P., Smith, M., Ashley, K., Ross, S., De Robbio, A., Pfeiffenberger, H., and Faundeen, J. |
| Subjects: | Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > History of Art |
| Journal Name: | International Journal of Digital Curation |
| Journal Abbr.: | IJDC |
| Publisher: | UKOLN |
| ISSN: | 1746-8256 |
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