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University of Nottingham, Friday 23rd November 2007

The second UKCoRR meeting was held at the University of Nottingham on Friday 23rd November 2007.

UKCoRR is an independent body for repository managers, administrators and staff in the UK. UKCoRR aims to:

UKCoRR has a vision of the work of repository management as a professionally recognised and supported role within UK research institutions. Membership of UKCoRR is limited (with some exceptions) to those directly involved in the day-to-day activities of a repository. The meeting will provide an opportunity for UKCoRR members to meet and discuss their experiences and recent developments in the UK repository community. The Event Programme is available on request.

Membership

Please note this was an event for UKCoRR members only. Repository managers and administrators interested in joining UKCoRR should visit the membership page.

Presentations & Notes

Ahmed Abu-Zayed "Mandating e-theses: issues & barriers @ Exeter"

Jackie Knowles "Names project"

Christopher Pressler "Nottingham ePrints Event & OA Publication Fund"

David Flanders "JISC CRIG(Common Repository Interface Group)"

Catherine Jones "Versioning and Institutional Repositories: What VIF might do for you"

Joss Winn "The LIROLEM Project.: Creating a repository for architectural materials"

Mary Robinson "Repository Staff and Skills Set"

The above presentations are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.

Feedback from members

Of those that completed feedback forms 57% were very happy with the day, 38% happy with 4% average and no one was unhappy with the day.

Suggestions for future events included suggestions for future topics, a suggestion to have smaller discussion groups on key issues rather than one big group discussion and more presentations/discussion of practical repository implementation.

Pictures

Meeting room before handMeeting room set upThe bridge from the main campus to the QMCBill Hubbard
DelegatesDelegatesAhmed Abu-ZayedAhmed Abu-Zayed
View out the windowView out the windowJackie KnowlesJackie Knowles
Christopher PresslerChristopher PresslerDavid FlandersDavid Flaunders
Catherine JonesCatherine JonesCatherine JonesThe audience listen to Joss Winn
Bill Hubbard leads discussionsBill Hubbard leads discussions  

All images (c) 2007 UKCoRR. Reuse permitted under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 license

Past Events

Details of previous meetings of UKCoRR can be found here.

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