Managing the Smithsonian's Research Record Using SIdora | EDUCAUSE
abernard102@gmail.com 2015-12-09
Summary:
"Creating a digital record of research preserves the work indefinitely and makes it accessible to other researchers, whether in the same or seemingly unrelated fields for use in both expected and inventive ways. As a research organization covering many fields, the Smithsonian Institution has a vast and growing research record with which to contend. The Smithsonian is devoting IT resources to develop the SIdora environment, an evolving architecture to help manage its numerous digital objects and make them accessible to researchers around the world. Capturing the record of research requires the researchers to begin managing their data as it is created, leaving a legacy of data that can be curated ..."