학술논문

Digital Repository Legacies: A Case Study in Assessing Organizational Trustworthiness.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Library Administration; October 2021, Vol. 61 Issue 7, p793-812, 20p, 1 Chart
Subject
Institutional repositories
Academic libraries
Digital libraries
Organizational accountability
Digital preservation
Language
ISSN
01930826
Abstract
Academic libraries rarely discuss cases of digital repositories that do not meet the standards expected of trusted digital repositories. Implications from inconsistent adherence to technical and professional criteria often surface during migration projects. In 2020, Stony Brook University Libraries began migrating assets to a mono-repository environment. Persistent historical factors presented challenges to repository trustworthiness. This case study discusses a survey project to evaluate legacy repository statuses in the contexts of infrastructure, documentation, and staff capacity. It considers a paradigm of organizational accountability in digital asset stewardship and offers insights for reconciling inherited legacies with aspirations to be a trusted repository. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]