Leveraging open access for integrating repository data at Indiana University Libraries

Poster at Open Repositories 2014, Helsinki, Finland, June 9-13, 2014

Posters, Demos and Developer "How-To's"

Opening access to digital repository data can be done in different ways with different effects. From providing a data packet for bulk download to a web service API, the ways in which that data can be used and understood will vary. Indiana University Libraries is using several of these options at once and improving its ability to provide access to data from its digital repository. The goal is to allow the type of data-sharing necessary to enhance our own ecosystem of information as well as connect our data with external sources. This presentation investigates options available for providing repository-wide access to data, examines what is involved in implementing each of these, and discusses what Indiana University Libraries is undertaking to open access to its Fedora digital repository.