RSP Repository Software Day 2009

19 March 2009, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

Event Details | Programme | Photographs | Venue Website

This one day event was an opportunity for software vendors to demonstrate their latest repository software to the wider repository community allowing delegates in the first instance to meet software providers, receive help and support and network with other repository users

Introduction

We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2009 RSP Repository Software Day for the repository community across the UK.

The aim of the day is through exhibition and demonstration, to introduce Repository Managers and Technical Support Officers to a range of existing and developing Repository software and technology; and to allow the chance for discussion and solution discovery between delegates and software providers through exhibition, case studies, surgeries and user groups.

Exhibitions and presentations on the day are scheduled from the following projects and organisations:

Software Vendor Logos - DSpace,
EPrints,
Fedora,
Digital Commons,
ExLibris DigitTool,
Intrallect,
OCLC Dontentdm,
Microsoft Repository,
Equella,
VTLS Vital,
Open Repository,
Atria PURE,
Symplectic,
TARA,
MrCute,
Sneep,
FeedForward,
Faroes,
IRISS Open Search

The RSP surveyed repository software providers who attended this event, and you can view the results as a comparative table listing about 50 features, with links to data sheets for individual products and further information. The table is also available as a PDF download [349kB].

This event was a major date in the RSP calendar. Details of the programme can be found on the programme page.

Audience

The RSP repository software day was aimed at all disciplines in the repository environment including; software vendors, repository administrators, practitioners and technical staff .

Programme

Keynote Speech - Tony Hey, Microsoft Research

Software & Projects Exhibition

Surgeries

Case Studies

Questions & Answers Debate

Closing Remarks - Bill Hubbard, RSP Manager

User Groups

Contact

For further information on this event, please contact Hannah Payne (email: hep@aber.ac.uk).

Alternatively, email support@rsp.ac.uk or phone 0845 257 6860.

Using RSP