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| − | + | '''[[SUNScholar/Practical guidelines for starting an institutional repository (IR)|Back to Guidelines]]''' | |
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| + | ;Introduction | ||
| + | In the context of the library, the operational team provides '''[https://infoserviceonto.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/what-is-an-information-service/ information services]''', that are supported by the technical team using '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_system information systems]''', which are built and maintained in co-operation with the '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology information technology]''' department. | ||
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| + | '''<big>[[SUNScholar/Capacity Building/Digital Repository Content Management|OPERATIONAL TEAM STRUCTURE AND COMPETENCIES]]</big>''' | ||
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| + | ;What is the difference between the operational and technical teams? | ||
| + | Let me try to explain by way of an analogy using something we are very familiar with, namely property development. | ||
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| − | + | *In the same way the technical team, prepares "roads and utilities" by constructing a "data center" which houses networking and server equipment. | |
| + | *Then the technical team "erects buildings" by installing software on the servers. | ||
| + | *The software on the servers is utilised by the operational team, the equivalent of "businesses or residents" to complete a specific function. | ||
| + | See links below and above for more information about specific functions of the operational and technical teams. | ||
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:*The open scholarship director ensures the smooth functioning of the open academic systems with the assistance of the operational and technical teams, in order to provide an excellent service to researchers. | :*The open scholarship director ensures the smooth functioning of the open academic systems with the assistance of the operational and technical teams, in order to provide an excellent service to researchers. | ||
| − | + | ;What else can these teams do for the library and the institution? | |
These same teams, with their skills, are also then capable of enabling other open systems for the institution, for example: | These same teams, with their skills, are also then capable of enabling other open systems for the institution, for example: | ||
*[http://journals.sun.ac.za An open journal system] | *[http://journals.sun.ac.za An open journal system] | ||
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*[[OpenCampus/Library|An open library management system]] | *[[OpenCampus/Library|An open library management system]] | ||
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In lieu of the lack of professional training venues for open online scholarly publishing practice, it is suggested that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_practice communities of practice] (CoP) be formed for both the "soft" and "hard" skills mentioned above. | In lieu of the lack of professional training venues for open online scholarly publishing practice, it is suggested that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_practice communities of practice] (CoP) be formed for both the "soft" and "hard" skills mentioned above. | ||
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http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/shared-access-research-ecosystem-share | http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/shared-access-research-ecosystem-share | ||
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http://www.journalofelectronicpublishing.org | http://www.journalofelectronicpublishing.org | ||
http://www.openaccesspublishing.org | http://www.openaccesspublishing.org | ||
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| − | + | Click on the heading above for further references. | |
| − | *[[Media: | + | *[[Media:Capacity-building.pdf|2016 - HGIBSON - CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL INFORMATION SERVICES IN AN ACADEMIC LIBRARY]] |
| − | + | *[http://staff.lib.sun.ac.za/~hgibson 2016 - HGIBSON - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE SCHOLARY COMMUNICATION RECORD BY ACADEMIC LIBRARIES] | |
| − | + | *[[Media:IAPDigitalknowledgeproceedingsMay2009.pdf|2009 - IAP - PROGRAMME ON DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES]] | |
| − | + | *[http://www.interacademies.net/10878/13925.aspx 2003 - IAP - STATEMENT ON SCIENTIFIC CAPACITY BUILDING] | |
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*http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Libraries-in-The-Technology-Age/2014/12/29/article2589861.ece | *http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Libraries-in-The-Technology-Age/2014/12/29/article2589861.ece | ||
*http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2014/12/28/harrison-inefuku-builds-iowa-state-digital-repository/20978135/ | *http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2014/12/28/harrison-inefuku-builds-iowa-state-digital-repository/20978135/ | ||
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| + | *https://www.coar-repositories.org/activities/support-and-training/task-force-competencies | ||
| + | *http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/scholarly-communication/digital-scholarship-support | ||
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| + | '''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/give_a_man_a_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_day;_teach_a_man_to_fish_and_you_feed_him_for_a_lifetime Give a person a fish and you feed that person for a day.<br>Teach a person to fish and you feed that person for a lifetime.]''' | ||
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| + | [[Category:Operations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:08, 1 December 2016
Back to Guidelines
- Introduction
In the context of the library, the operational team provides information services, that are supported by the technical team using information systems, which are built and maintained in co-operation with the information technology department.
OPERATIONAL TEAM STRUCTURE AND COMPETENCIES
TECHNICAL TEAM STRUCTURE AND COMPETENCIES
- What is the difference between the operational and technical teams?
Let me try to explain by way of an analogy using something we are very familiar with, namely property development.
Property developers buy land prepared with roads and utilities by the local municipality and erect buildings for occupation by future businesses or residents.
- In the same way the technical team, prepares "roads and utilities" by constructing a "data center" which houses networking and server equipment.
- Then the technical team "erects buildings" by installing software on the servers.
- The software on the servers is utilised by the operational team, the equivalent of "businesses or residents" to complete a specific function.
See links below and above for more information about specific functions of the operational and technical teams.
- What are the functions of these people, with these new job descriptions?
There seems to be some confusion regarding the role and function of the people described in the links above.
Let me try to explain by way an analogy, using the medical services field as an example..
- Hospitals are full of specialists and administrators.
- Each is professionally trained to fulfil a specific task.
- The hospital administrator ensures the smooth functioning of the hospital, for the benefit of the specialists, in order to provide an excellent service to patients.
So it is, with the greatly expanded and currently expanding, technology and information sciences fields, in that, more specialisation is becoming the norm, as it was and is, in the medical field.
And now an attempt to translate the medical services definition to a library services definition, in support of academic research publishing and archiving.
- Academic libraries are full of librarians and directors.
- Each is professionally trained to fulfil a specific task.
- The open scholarship director ensures the smooth functioning of the open academic systems with the assistance of the operational and technical teams, in order to provide an excellent service to researchers.
- What else can these teams do for the library and the institution?
These same teams, with their skills, are also then capable of enabling other open systems for the institution, for example:
- An open journal system
- An open conference system
- An open research data management system
- An open research collaboration system
- An open educational resources system
- An open bibliography system
- An open library management system
- Communities of Practice (CoP)
In lieu of the lack of professional training venues for open online scholarly publishing practice, it is suggested that communities of practice (CoP) be formed for both the "soft" and "hard" skills mentioned above.
Below is a brief introduction to communities of practice.
Below are some web site examples.
http://www.force11.org http://adlsn.org http://www.itoca.org http://open-access.org.uk http://openaccess.jiscinvolve.org http://is4oa.org http://aoasg.org.au https://www.openaire.eu http://chorusaccess.org http://www.driver-community.eu http://www.medoanet.eu http://www.libereurope.eu/committee/scholarly-research https://www.coar-repositories.org/activities/repository-interoperability http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/shared-access-research-ecosystem-share
- Scholarly Publishing Links
http://jlsc-pub.org http://www.journalofelectronicpublishing.org http://www.openaccesspublishing.org http://www.librarypublishing.org http://hybridpublishing.org http://www.pubs-for-dev.info http://www.sparc.arl.org/theme/campus-based-publishing http://www.sspnet.org http://www.aaupnet.org
Click on the heading above for further references.
- 2016 - HGIBSON - CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL INFORMATION SERVICES IN AN ACADEMIC LIBRARY
- 2016 - HGIBSON - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE SCHOLARY COMMUNICATION RECORD BY ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
- 2009 - IAP - PROGRAMME ON DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- 2003 - IAP - STATEMENT ON SCIENTIFIC CAPACITY BUILDING
- Jobs
- News
- http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Libraries-in-The-Technology-Age/2014/12/29/article2589861.ece
- http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2014/12/28/harrison-inefuku-builds-iowa-state-digital-repository/20978135/
- References
- https://www.coar-repositories.org/activities/support-and-training/task-force-competencies
- http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/scholarly-communication/digital-scholarship-support
Give a person a fish and you feed that person for a day.
Teach a person to fish and you feed that person for a lifetime.
Complexity is easy to build, hard to use, and easy to charge for.
Simplicity is hard to build, easy to use, and hard to charge for.
