A pre-print article for Library Trends, this is a no-holds barred critique of institutional repository politics, software, usage statistics, utility (from the researcher's point of view), and of the library establishment for not providing enough support and training to make them work, from the point of view of a fed-up IR manager from the University of Wisconsin. Very insightful, with colourful language, as the title suggests. (Thanks, Ann for the link!)

A comparison across institutions at different stages of Institutional Repository development (published in D-Lib Nov/Dev 07)

The VERSIONS project - funded by JISC and has produced a Toolkit to address the issues and uncertainties relating to versions of academic papers in digital repositories.

WRAP is a a blog to chart the progress of the Warwick Research Archive Project. Recent posts include thoughtful musings on the potential effects of Harvard mandating open access, attitudes of academics towards pre-prints, and the new European Research Council Guidelines for Open Access [including primary data].

DRIVER, or the Digital Repositories Infrastructure Vision for European Research, is a joint collaboration between ten European partners which aims to create a knowledge base for European research. DRIVER is funded by the EU (FP6) and puts in place a test-bed of digital repositories across
Europe, to assist with the development of a knowledge infrastructure for the European Research Area. The project builds upon existing institutional repositories and national networks, from countries including the Netherlands,
Germany, France, Belgium and the UK.

This is an extensive report in PDF format. Note pages 138 -151 provide an informative overview of data curation tools, procedures, and data quality in an IR environment

Interoperability for the Discovery, Use, and Re-Use of Units of Scholarly Communication - CT Watch article on some new work with relevance to complex/compound objects in repositories

The RUBRIC Project recognises that regional and smaller universities have a need to access, manage and disseminate research information in the same way as the large established research universities but often face significant challenges in developing appropriate and sustainable infrastructure. This australian project focuses on the needs of smaller and regional universities by providing a structured framework for partner institutions to evaluate, trial and implement an Institutional Repository solution; to collaborate on the development of better processes and tools; to act collectively and to develop the expertise that will be necessary to respond to emerging needs of the Research Quality and Accessibility Frameworks across universities.

NARCIS - The Gateway to Dutch Scientific Information

A panel discussion at the opening of the recent Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts conference at Dartington College of the Arts posed the question what happens after the end of the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS); is this the end of national support?