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Dear Colleagues,
The following page has been added to the Certication IG webpage on behalf of the DSA–WDS Partnership WG Co-chairs in preparation for RDA P6: https://rd-alliance.org/group/rdawds-certification-digital-repositories-...
Please add any comments/suggestions you have to the two documents contained therein.
Many thanks,
Rorie Edmunds
Author: Andras Holl
Date: 28 Jan, 2020
My impression is that these recommendations were created and tested with large subject repositories (data centers) in mind. I think for a prevalent OS - FAIR research data archiving lots of small, mainly institutional and publication-related repositories will be needed. For such repositories a light (easy) track for certification will be needed. Not just because of the repositories, but because of the referees involved in the certification process. The present form of the certification might be a hurdle for repositories, and for the certification process too.
My proposal is that if a repository meets certain conditions (described in the background section), like it is an institutional repository or/and publication-related repository, if it is running a common (probably open source) repository software (certified version, proper plugins and patches applied), then they might answer "Not applicable" to certain questions, without explanation.
If needed, I can send more detailed comments.
Author: Hervé L'Hours
Date: 28 Jan, 2020
Hi Andras, the comment period this applies to closed some time ago. But the CoreTrustSeal is actively looking at how best to support a wide range of repository types and repository technical service providers. Direct contact via https://www.coretrustseal.org/contact/ is probably best,
Regards,
Hervé
Author: Hervé L'Hours
Date: 28 Jan, 2020
Hi Andras, the comment period this applies to closed some time ago. But the CoreTrustSeal is actively looking at how best to support a wide range of repository types and repository technical service providers. Direct contact via https://www.coretrustseal.org/contact/ is probably best,
Regards,
Hervé