Findings – The paper finds that significant support was expressed for the provision of bi-directional links between source and output repositories, tempered by a limited knowledge of repositories among the survey constituency and the need for reassurance on measures for the protection of data ownership. Diversity in the application of good data management practice is marked both between and within each of the disciplines surveyed, with solutions adopted characterised by a culture of self-sufficiency and the use of repositories driven by practical research requirements. Common areas for improvement have been recognised across the disciplines, notably in the processes described for the assignment of metadata, and opportunities for expert assistance in data management were identified.
Author(s): Graham Pryor
Journal: OCLC Systems & Services
ISSN: 1065-075X
Year: 2007 Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Page: 70 - 78
DOI: 10.1108/10650750710720775
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

One of Peter Murray-Rust's interesting blog items, advocating requirement to deposit theses not only electronically but in XML, and highlighting some of the difficult support needs, such as data validation. A reference to an item in ERA (Edinburgh).