IDEA 2006
Integrated e-learning environments
9 - 12 October 2006
Victoria University Flinders
Street Campus,
Melbourne Australia
RUBRIC Reports
Planning, Projects and Practicalities
Thursday 12th OctoberThe RUBRIC project is implementing best practice and assisting take-up of institutional repository based research infrastructure in regional Australian universities.
The purpose of this one day workshop is to allow RUBRIC project partners to report on institutional repository best practices, solutions and issues. They will also discuss the future of institutional repositories in Australia. The workshop will:
- Contextualise the concept of an institutional repository;
- Demonstrate solutions investigated by RUBRIC;
- Share lessons learned, including compromises versus aspirations and "recipes" for others;
- Share ideas on intellectual property, metadata, metrics, policy management, software selection, and standards;
- Provide an overview of technical issues, particularly relating to integration with other institutional systems;
- Plan for the future by discussing national effort and focus, RQF, requirements for new data types, and whole of resource lifecycle issues.
The workshop is aimed at anyone following institutional repository developments in the higher education sector of Australia, or anyone interested in establishing an institutional repository for themselves. Most of the universities involved in the RUBRIC Project will be presenting throughout the day.
Thursday 12th October
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00 - 10:45 |
Summary of the RUBRIC projectIntroduction and OverviewIntroduction to institutional repositories and Open Access movement RUBRIC Central Technical TeamCaroline Drury, USQ
Presentation:
HTML |
Powerpoint (520KB) Metadata management at RUBRICNeil Godfrey, USQ Presentation: HTML | Powerpoint (1.2MB) |
| 10:45 - 11:15 |
Break |
| 11:15 - 12:30 |
Lessons learned by the RUBRIC partnersStaying on point: targeted content recruitment for the Flinders Academic CommonsAmanda Nixon, Flinders University Presentation: HTML | Powerpoint (1.2MB) When the landscape keeps changing: scope creep in repositoriesAlison Hunter, University of Southern Queensland Presentation: HTML | Powerpoint (1MB) The RUBRIC Project: the benefits of collaboration through partnershipsKate Watson (University of the Sunshine Coast) and Vicki Picasso (University of Newcastle) Presentation: HTML | Powerpoint (908KB) |
| 12:30 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 3:00 |
Technical and interoperability discussionInteroperability with institutional infrastructureDiscussion of technical interoperability issues, including data import and export , and integration with other institutional infrastructure. Creating a Legal Framework for Open AccessBrian Fitzgerald, University of Queensland Presentation: HTML | Powerpoint (232KB) Integrated Content Environment (ICE)Peter Sefton, University of Southern Queensland Overview of the ICE open source content management system Presentation: HTML The e-Framework for Education and Research
Overview of the how the e-Framework aims to help facilitate technical interoperability within and across education and research. Presentation: HTML | Powerpoint (696KB) |
| 3:30 - 3:45 |
Break |
| 3:45 - 4:30 |
Planning for the futureThe future of institutional repositories in AustraliaPlan for the future by discussing national effort and focus, RQF, requirements for new data types, and whole of resource lifecycle issues. Discussion panel - Sustainability: a national agendaNeil McLean (Panel chair) Alan Smith (RUBRIC) Peter Sefton (RUBRIC) Professor Brian Fitzgerald (OAK Law) David Groenewegen (ARROW) Andrew Bennett (APSR) The panel and participants will be taking a big picture look at where we are going with Institutional Repositories and how they will be managed in the future. The discussion session will be initiated by Neil McLean. Summing up and close |
If you would like more information about the content of the RUBRIC Workshop and its objectives please contact Deidre Lowe. If you would like more information on registering for the event please contact Johanna McKenzie (email: jmckenzie@adlaustralia.org).