The final report (pdf, 288kBytes) is available for download (appendices may be viewed at Fact Finding). Visitors who wish to may comment at
Report-Comments.
Report history:
- Wednesday, 27 July 2005 incorporate feedback from steering group and add road map; uploaded as final
- Tuesday, 19 July 2005 incorporate comments from Louise Munro and make final edits; uploaded as final draft
- Friday, 15 July 2005 incorporate comments from John Redmayne and Tony Millett
- Wednesday, 13 July 2005 incorporate comments received from Brian Opie
- Tuesday, 5 July 2005 incorporate comments from Geoff Payne and Arthur Sale
- Friday, 1 July 2005 first exposure draft released
The following is an outline structure for the Report of Findings. There is a presentation summarising the report starting at Why Repositories Matter.
- Introduction
- What is an Institutional Repository
- A repository framework for New Zealand
- Report structure
- Acknowledgements
- Why institutional repositories matter
- Context
- Part of the Digital Strategy
- A global success story
- Repositories support open access
- Benefits of institutional repositories
- Increase research impact
- Preserve digital research outputs
- Harness institutional efficiency
- Business satisfaction criteria
- Authors gain visibility
- Information seekers find research more easily
- Institutions raise their research profile
- Funders see wider research dissemination
- Strategic intent
- Beyond 2007: repositories are business as usual
- Create centre(s) of repository expertise
- Make institutional repositories happen
- Programme definition
- Purpose
- Principles
- Scope aspires to include all research outputs
- Scope is not
- Architecture
- Business issues
- Support a national framework
- Create incentives for authors to deposit
- Link to PBRF reporting process
- Build repository management capability
- Copyright must allow open access deposit
- Outline project plan
- Start with demonstrator projects
- Set up cross-functional teams
- Choose suitable repository software
- Technical solution options
- A range of repository software options
- Needs and priorities determine choice
- Access control over protected works
- Other services
- Technical issues
- Choose suitable software
- Adopt relevant global standards
- Systems integration
- Prepare for the future
- Hardware is not an entry issue
- Recommended actions
- Establish a national framework
- Support institutional initiatives
- Appendices