SUNScholar/Open System

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Introduction

In order to indefinitely preserve the digital research record of the University, common sense demands that an open and interoperable system be used and that the system be hosted by the University itself.

The internet itself is a perfect example of a technological system that has survived more than forty years, principally because it was designed and constructed using open standards and software.

Using the internet as an example, SUNScholar has been built and is being preserved using the same principles that were applied for the internet.

Further Reading

• Why we used an Ubuntu server.
• The self-hosting value proposition.
• Very long term repository preservation.
• Building long term operational and technical support capacity

References

Below are links to Wikipedia articles detailing some of the principles and standards used.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interoperability
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Archival_Information_System
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Archives_Initiative
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_standard
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_specifications
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-system_environment_reference_model
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_standard
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in
• https://openstandard.mozilla.org