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*** After the system has been built *** you will require persons who have the following skills to manage the content of the digital repository.
*** You CANNOT do good content management without an experienced systems manager/team. ***
- Essential Reading (Only available online)
- 2010 - NRF - SOUTH AFRICA - MANAGING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
- 2011 - IFLA - EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR DIGITAL REPOSITORY MANAGERS
- 2013 - ARL - NEW ROLES FOR NEW TIMES - TRANSFORMING LIAISON ROLES IN RESEARCH LIBRARIES
- Directors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Doctorate in library science.
- Academic journal publication and/or institutional policy development about "open access digital academic publishing".
- Expert understanding of open access digital repository content management.
- Expert with metadata standards for academic publishing.
- Professional understanding of web 2.0 communication technologies.
- Familiarity with DSpace software.
- Familiarity with desktop computer operations.
- Familiarity with digital object formats and identifiers.
- Familiarity with digitisation technologies.
- Familiarity with open access digital repository systems management.
- Familiarity with the operations of the internet and how to use it securely.
- Managers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelors degree in library science.
- Major or Masters in "open access digital academic publishing systems".
- Expert understanding of open access digital repository content management.
- Expert with metadata standards for academic publishing.
- Professional understanding of web 2.0 communication technologies.
- Professional understanding of DSpace software.
- Familiarity with open access digital repository systems management.
- Familiarity with desktop computer operations.
- Familiarity with digital object formats and identifiers.
- Familiarity with digitisation technologies.
- Familiarity with the operations of the internet and how to use it securely.
- Librarians
- Professional written and verbal communication skills.
- Technology certificate in library science.
- Major in "open access digital academic publishing systems".
- Expert with DSpace software.
- Expert with desktop computer operations.
- Expert with digital object formats and identifiers.
- Expert with digitisation technologies.
- Expert with metadata standards for academic publishing.
- Professional understanding of open access digital repository content management.
- Professional understanding of the operations of the internet and how to use it securely.
- Professional understanding of web 2.0 communication technologies.
- Familiarity with open access digital repository systems management.
- Technophobia
Simple answers to technophobia.
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