{"46174":{"#nid":"46174","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Library Receives Grant for Digital Repository Collaborative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Library and Information Center at Georgia Tech received more than $850,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create a repository service for the several member institutions in University System of Georgia (USG). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIMLS funded a matching grant of $857,000 over three years for the \u0022GALILEO Knowledge Repository: Advancing the Access and Management of Scholarly Digital Content.\u0022 The repository will provide access to scholarly works and research information from member institutions of the USG who are participating in the grant. Tyler Walters, associate director for Technology and Resource Services for Tech\u0027s Library, is the principal investigator on the grant, and Toby Graham with the University of Georgia Libraries is the co-PI. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0022We\u0027re taking the SMARTech idea-a digital scholarship repository-and establishing these services in other schools in the University of Georgia system,\u0022 Walters said. \u0022We recognized that it should be a statewide initiative from the beginning. We have been working on this for about five years now, we just lacked the funds to put the pieces together, and have money for staff members.\u0022 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGALILEO is the the \u003Cstrong\u003EG\u003C\/strong\u003Eeorgi\u003Cstrong\u003EA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ELI\u003C\/strong\u003Ebrary \u003Cstrong\u003ELE\u003C\/strong\u003Earning \u003Cstrong\u003EO\u003C\/strong\u003Enline system, administered by the USG. The partnership with other schools includes UGA, Georgia State University, the Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Southern University, Valdosta State University, Albany State University, North Georgia College and State University, and the College of Coastal Georgia. The partner institutions together are contributing roughly $857,000 in matching funds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are three layers to the project, Walters says. The project will create individual repositories for each partner institution that does not currently have one. Secondly, those working with the initiative will harvest database records and migrate it to a single site. \u0022A user can then go to one single site and search [for information from] all member repositories at one time,\u0022 he said. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EContent, Walters said, will showcase the collaboration in the USG, such as Tech researchers working with UGA researchers or Medical College of Georgia faculty. \u0022We\u0027re hoping that if users are looking for research, they will see the similarities and partnerships throughout the campuses,\u0022 Walters said. \u0022This will help make research increasingly available to the public.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThird, the group will offer repository-related services, including personnel to scan physical media to digital formats, to check on rights for publishing materials, assist in content submission and offer the opportunity to store research materials in the MetaArchive Cooperative, a collaborative repository effort between Emory University, Georgia Tech and 13 other research institutions. The Cooperative is a member-driven organization that has been funded by the Library of Congress and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOther states that have created a state-wide repository for its higher education institutions include California, Texas, Colorado and Ohio. The main difference with this project is that each member institution will have its own repository in addition to the statewide resource. By using DSpace open source software-the same used by the Library for SMARTech-each institution can customize their repository. During this project\u0027s genesis, Tyler says, Texas\u0027 repository was under construction.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe says the group submitted the proposal a year ago, and did not receive funding. \u0022We had good reviews and remarks, so we took their suggestions and re-worked them.\u0022 More than 30 full-time people from among the eight partner institutions are assisting with this effort. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the first year, the project will establish the main repository and other individual repositories. For the second year, project staff will ensure that content is loaded and populating the single search site. The third year, Walters said, will be for the symposium and workshop, so other institutions can establish their own consortiam-based repositories. \u0022It\u0027s not just about the technology,\u0022 Walters said. \u0022There is an outreach component, training people how to do this on their own.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe challenge, Walters says, is to ensure the repository will be economically viable after three years when the grant ends. Over the three years, the grant will fund two-and-a-half full-time equivalent positions. \u0022It is incumbent on us to show the value of this in three years\u0027 time [so it can remain funded],\u0022 Walters said. \u0022Sustainability is the key. We\u0027ll have each [partner] institution take on what they can, and what they cannot handle we\u0027ll take care of that centrally.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETech, UGA and Georgia State University have an institutional repository. Shortly after the project was announced, Valdosta State University and Georgia Southern University have established their own. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIMLS is an independent Federal agency in the Executive Branch U.S. government. Its largest grants consist of $1 million over three years. The funding period began October 1, 2009, and will continue through September 30, 2012. The Library\u0027s proposal is one of fifth-largest grant given from the IMLS\u0027 National Leadership grant program this year. Nearly $18 million was awarded to 51 institutions. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0022There is a lot of competition for these grants, especially in these economic times,\u0022 Walters said. \u0022It\u0027s a real vote of confidence to receive this funding from the federal government. And we\u0027re beginning to have a history of [success with grants] in the Library. In the past, we have been partners-now, in this case, we\u0027re the lead institution.\u0022 Walters adds that the Library has some proposals into the National Science Foundation, and they are waiting to hear back.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded more than $850,000 to the Library and Information Center at Georgia Tech to create a repository service.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is the lead principal investigator in a digital repository service for the University System of Georgia"}],"uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2009-10-26 15:20:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:09","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.library.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Library and Information Center"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.imls.gov\/","title":"Institute of Museum and Library Services"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"659","name":"Georgia Tech Library"},{"id":"7067","name":"IMLS"},{"id":"1205","name":"Library"},{"id":"7068","name":"Library and Information Center"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETyler Walters, Associate Director, Technology and Resource Services\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Library and Information Center\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tyler.walters@library.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}