1. WASH Information Repository
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2. Goal: Permanent, secured online
and offline access to WASH sector
information
WASH sector information is a public
good
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3. Common problems
Web redesign - Projects ends
Broken links, document removed
Server down
No access
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4. Solution
• Repository + Persistent identifiers (DOI)
Need to prove added value (costs, behaviour)
– search efficiency
– legacy (not re-inventing the wheel)
– user services (publishing & promotion, tools,
prevent Digital obsolescence)
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5. Examples of repositories
• Aquatic Commons [collaborative, water]
• IWMI Publications [institutional, water]
• Search4Dev [collaborative, NL research]
• DANS [NL research data]
Find more at: OpenDOAR
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6. Trend – Enhanced Publications (see
NARCIS.nl)
Publications Data
Audiovisuals Software
Enhanced
Publications
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7. Repository Options
• Submit to existing institutional repositories, e.g.
– WEDC - Loughborough Univ. Repository
– UNESCO-IHE dissertations – TU Delft
• Create dedicated shared WASH Repository
– in existing repository (subset, WASH tags)
– Self-hosted (software: e.g. Eprints, Dspace)
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8. Digital Object Identifier (DOI) - 1
• http://www.doi.org/
• Actionable, interoperable, persistent links
• ISO standard
• Object - physical, digital, or abstract
• 5,000 naming authorities (publishers, science
data centres, movie studios etc)
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9. Digital Object Identifier (DOI) - 2
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10. Digital Object Identifier (DOI) – 3
How to get DOIs
• Sign up at Registration Agency, e.g. CrossRef
DataCite, mEDRA
• Submit metadata in RA-defined format
Cost examples:
• CrossRef – annual fee $ 275 + $ 1 per DOI
• mEDRA – annual fee € 400, incl. 85 DOIs, €
3.80 per extra DOI
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11. Discussion points
• Does your institute already use a
repository service? Tell experiences.
• Do you see scope for your institute to use
DOIs?
• Do you see scope for a collaborative
solution? Under which conditions?
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