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#OpenRepo2019 @KateFONeill and @beccyship on the White Rose Research Online repository eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ It's a collaborative repository initiative between Sheffield, York, and Leeds.On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 For the repository of scholarly research, they have two separate Symplectic CRISs going into their EPrints instance and one Pure CRIS. The joys of integrating multiple university systems into one user interface.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 White Rose refers to two repositories with very different use groups: the scholarly research one is largely used by library staff; the thesis one is largely used by postgrads who use it once to deposit their single thesis.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 Their focus is on ensuring that the user experience gives students a good first OA experience in the name of fostering lifelong engagement with openness. Free from domineering terms like 'compliance' and 'requirements'.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 They've adopted different methodologies for performing UX research and UX improvements for the two different repositories. This is necessary because of the two different user groups and it's great that they're acknowledging this difference!Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 "We believe in open and that means using open-source." YES!Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 White Rose is nailing the user experience for repositories IMO by focusing on the human aspect, focusing on the users, using tech to adapt to users not the other way round, and by focusing on 'openness' as a practice.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 They found that two repositories was better than one because it meant less compromise in design and allows the two interfaces to have designs best suited to their different user groups. That's a wonderful point.Permalink On Internet Archive
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#OpenRepo2019 IT is often focused on consolidating systems and if there is a valid need for two repositories for any reason, it's important to articulate that and make the case.Permalink On Internet Archive