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Objective:
To monitor and test relevant technology trends so that they can be adopted within the EThOS service in the future, with an emphasis on 4 areas: packaging; metadata; web service and service oriented architecture (SOA); and surfacing existing theses catalogue records
- Technology Watch - to monitor general technical developments to assess relevance and applicability to e-theses and EThOS in particular
- Repository Software Configuration - to ensure that existing versions of repository software systems can be configured to work with EThOS, and develop standard guidance on future configuration.
- Surfacing existing theses records within EThOS - to investigate and make recommendations on the most appropriate means of enabling existing institutional theses records to be surfaced within EThOS
- Metadata - to review the UK Core Metadata Set and UKETD-DC Application Profile to assess its continuing usefulness and propose developments where appropriate
- Web services investigation and development - to carry out a feasibility study of the use of web services and SOA as part of the EThOS service and produce prototypes where appropriate
- Packaging - to investigate packaging standards for e-theses, their applicability for EThOS and provide best practice recommendations
- Discovery To Delivery - to review the information chain for e-theses in the context of EThOS to ensure user needs are met through available technologies
- Plagiarism and Security - To assess technologies for supporting the detection of plagiarism of e-theses surfaced through EThOS and security of theses delivered, and report on best practice
- Architecture - to review the technical architecture implemented by the EThOS service to ensure its continued ability to meet needs and propose developments where appropriate
Chris Awre works as Integration Architect for the e-Services Integration Group at the University of Hull, with a remit to investigate and advise on technologies to facilitate integration of information and systems within and beyond the University. He is currently working with the University Library and Graduate School on planning the introduction of e-theses at the University of Hull, building on experience and knowledge gained as JISC Programme Manager for the FAIR Programme, overseeing the three e-theses FAIR projects. He is also leading institutional repository developments for the University, using the Fedora digital repository system.
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