Overview Although some institutions are in the advanced stages of participating in well-managed e-repositories, the deployment of repositories is still patchy. This course will discuss the expertise and resources to provide the confidence required to address and manage the present and future repository agenda. It will focus on developments in the aquatic field. Target Audience People who: - manage the publication output of their organization - plan to set up a repository - Information Managers - Repository Managers - Data Librarians - Librarians Learning Objectives: - Insight into Open Access - Insight in publication and data repositories - Set up and manage an institutional or thematic repository - Development of a policy for the visibility and preservation of the research output of the organization Course Prerequisites – basic knowledge of: - Computer Literacy - Digital Environment - Cataloguing and/or management of publications or data - Good command of the English language Topics to be included: - Open Access and repositories - Open Access overview - Marine repositories - OceanDocs, Aquatic Commons - Harvesters: OAIster – VOA3R - Data repositories - Repository software Overview: AgriOcean Dspace Open standards and exchangeability: Metadata formats, Authority control Development of an institutional repository policy: Gaining Content Copyright – overview and institutional policy Future repository trends : Linked Open Data, Digital Asset preservation etc A Certificate of Participation will be issued to all successful students.

Period for applications: 1 November - 14 December Detailed information on how to register and the Application Form available at www.oceanteacher.org