Digital repositories and discoverability : definitions and typology
Macgregor, George; (2022) Digital repositories and discoverability : definitions and typology. In: Discoverability in Digital Repositories. Routledge, [London]. (In Press)
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Abstract
Digital repositories typically improve the efficacy with which GLAMR organizations can manage their digital content and ensure its discoverability. Repositories are consequently a key enabling technology and have come to dominate the digital service offerings of many organizations. This chapter will provide a background to digital repositories, their emergence, and their typical characteristics. We will first seek to define digital repositories and will go on to explore several prominent repository types, resulting in the presentation of a 'digital repository typology'. The concept of discoverability is central to our understanding of repositories and is a core concern of this chapter too. We will therefore explore the principal attributes of repository discoverability, including consideration of the most significant digital repository discoverability technologies and users' typical routes to repository content discovery.
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Macgregor, George
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Item type: Book Section ID code: 78405 Dates: DateEvent28 February 2022Published28 February 2022Accepted19 October 2021SubmittedKeywords: digital repositories, discoverability, repository typology, resource discovery, repository technology, Library Science. Information Science, Electronic computers. Computer science, Library and Information Sciences, Human-Computer Interaction, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Subjects: Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Library Science. Information Science
Science > Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer scienceDepartment: Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences
Professional Services > Information Services > IS Library and Information ResourcesDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 04 Nov 2021 16:00 Last modified: 08 Jun 2022 15:10 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/78405