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Enhancing Repository Content for Academic Engagement: Insights from the SciX Project

This document outlines the goals and strategies of the SciX project, specifically focusing on how to enhance repository content to overcome the challenges of low user engagement. By providing an initial set of content, the project aims to create a relevant resource that encourages scientists to contribute their work. Key deliverables include reports on content sources and acquisition techniques, as well as an analysis of existing academic content. Lessons learned emphasize the importance of well-structured metadata and strategic partnerships to ensure long-term sustainability and user motivation.

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Enhancing Repository Content for Academic Engagement: Insights from the SciX Project

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  1. WP2: Repository Content Bob Martens2nd SciX ReviewLuxembourg, 17th Nov. 2003 IST-2001-33127 IST-2001-33127 www.SciX.net

  2. introduction Content • Goals and objectives • WP Structure • Tasks • Partners and resources • Work done • Deliverables completed • Lessons learned • Outlook

  3. about WP Goals and objectives • Web services are often trapped in a vicious circle. If a repository is empty, people are not motivated to enter their own data into the repository, therefore, the repository remains empty. • The objective of this workpackage is to cut this vicious circle by providing an initial set of content that would establish the resource as a relevant one. • Then the snowball effect would take care of scientists being personally interested in entering their work.

  4. about WP Position in the project assessment and evaluation processreengineering (WP1) recommendation,new business models state of the art (WP 3,4,5) market watch (WP 3,4,5) open-sourcesoftware inception &elaboration (WP 3,4,5) feedback prototyping (WP 3,4,5) running services on Internet content (WP2) implementation(WP 3,4,5) workshop,publicationswebsite dissemination,user analysis (WP 1,6)

  5. about WP Tasks • Sources (how to get content) • Analyse content sources in architecture • Analyse content sources in engineering • Content • Provide initial content in architecture • Provide initial content in engineering • E-journal infrastructure

  6. about WP Results • Deliverables from this WP? • Released: D5Content sources and acquisition techniques • Released: D6Initial content architecture - CUMINCAD • > 3.100 papers on line (2002: 1.500) • > 20.000 references (2002: 15.000) • > 1.500 registered users (2002: 900) • Almost finished: D7 Initial content engineering • > 800 papers on line (2002:100) • > x.xxx registered users

  7. work done Further Demonstrators: • CUMINCAD.ES • Electronic Publishing (ELPUB) • Environmental Psychology (IAPS) • Architekturinformatik (AK.AI) • Raumplanung (RPL) • http://@@@@@@@.scix.net

  8. work done Demonstrator: ITC • IT in Civil Engineering • http://itc.scix.net • Construction-related publications: • Search interface www-based • Availability of summaries • 900+ records • 800+ eprints (pdf-format)

  9. work done Deliverables updated • D06 - Report (Data) • D07 - Report (Data)

  10. Lessons Lessons Learned • Self-Organisation • Initial support concerning creation of metadata is useful • Well-equipped DL will attract input • Content Analysis • Setting up of keywording system with the help of experts • Grey literature • Support dissemination of specialised work

  11. acquisition Acquisition? • Provide templates • Strategical Liaisons with individuals and associations • Theses and dissertations

  12. Outlook Future sustainability • Establishment of Advisory Boards • Support research and analysis on the stored content • Multilingual content

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