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A delegation from the Expert Working Party travelled to Australia to learn from their recent experiences.

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Sunday 29 May, 3:15pm leave NZ, arrive Toowoomba, Queensland, stay at Comfort Inn Grammar View

University of Southern Queensland Monday 30 May — contact: Deidre Lowe [1] or Jim Taylor (Murray Leach); also see
University of Queensland — contact: Belinda Weaver [b.weaver@library.uq.edu.au] at 3.15 pm (Brian Flaherty)

Monday 30 May, leave 7:40pm fly to Sydney, stay Radisson Hotel & Suites

Macquarie University Tuesday 31 May at 11 am — contact James Dalziel [james@melcoe.mq.edu.au] (Murray Leach)

Tuesday 31 May, leave 6:15pm fly to Canberra, stay at Novotel Canberra

Australian National University Wednesday 1 June — contact Vic Elliott [vic.elliott@anu.edu.au] at ANU — pick up at 9:30 at hotel
National Library of Australia — contact Debbie Campbell [dcampbel@nla.gov.au] (Steve Knight)

Wednesday 1 June, leave 5:30pm fly to Hobart, stay at Hadleys Hotel

University of Tasmania Thursday 2 June time TBC — contact Arthur Sale [arthur.sale@utas.edu.au] 9–12 (Steve Knight), then
State Library of Tasmania — contact Lloyd Sokvitne [lloyd.sokvitne@education.tas.gov.au] 1–4 pm

Thursday 2 June, leave 4:55pm fly to Melbourne, stay at Saville on Russell

Monash University Friday 3 June — contact Geoff Payne [geoff.payne@lib.monash.edu.au] and Cathrine Harboe-Ree (Steve Knight) at 10.30 am, and Neil McLean [mclean@caval.edu.au] (Murray Leach) evening (7.00 pm)

Saturday 4 June, 12:00pm leave Melbourne, arrive back in NZ

what is the history of the institutional repository programme or project?

what were the project’s objectives and expected outcomes?

what is the content scope (eg document types and formats)?

what were the main issues and challenges that the project encountered?

what were lessons learned and things that you would do differently?

what engagement did you have with research funding organisations?

what repository software do you use and how did you choose it?

how much effort is involved in installing and configuring the software?

what process do researchers use to deposit their research outputs?

how are you recording and quality-checking the metadata records?

how are you handling the data sets associated with research outputs?

what are the main ongoing operational issues that you need to manage?

how much effort and cost is involved in day-to-day running of the repository?

how active is the repository (eg new articles per week, searches per week…)?

what are your plans for the repository’s future development?

what advice can you offer to those starting a new repository initiative?

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