DRIVER: Building the Network for Accessing Digital Repositories across Europe
Feijen, M., Horstmann, W., Manghi, P., Robinson, M., & Russell, R. (2007). DRIVER: Building the Network for Accessing Digital Repositories across Europe. Ariadne(53).
Reconstructed abstract
The article outlines the DRIVER project’s effort to connect European institutional repositories into a usable research information network. It explains how uneven metadata, repository practices and access paths complicate discovery and reuse, then describes the project’s technical infrastructure, repository guidelines and support for repository managers. It also considers community building and the planned extension from textual documents to more complex research objects. The account presents interoperable repositories and coordinated services as the basis for more direct access to research outputs.