ISO:16363 & OAI-PMH: Research Data Management in the HUBzero Environment
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The Purdue University Research Repository (PURR), built on the HUBzero platform, is designed to provide a virtual collaboration space for scientific research with the support of long-term preservation strategies. In light of the National Science Foundation Data Archiving Policy which states "researchers have a special obligation to scientific openness and accountability when the research is publicly funded," PURR serves as both research environment and data management provider. As PURR users may submit research data in a variety of file formats, a number of steps must be taken to successfully maintain data functionality. In order to insure long-term preservation and accessibility of the data, preservation actions take place at submission and throughout the life of each dataset. At present, HUBzero does not include robust long-term preservation support; as such, the PURR Project Team has been working to extend the PURR HUBzero platform to that end. The primary guiding document in this process has been the ISO:16363 Standard for Trustworthy Digital Repositories. The ISO standard calls for the implementation of descriptive and preservation metadata models, digital preservation planning and procedures, and a commitment to repository security and longevity. Additionally, the project team has focused upon integration of the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). During a panel presentation, the PURR Project Team will illustrate and discuss the methods being employed to extend the HUBzero platform to comply with the NSF Data Archiving Policy and ISO:16363 Trusted Digital Repositories Standard.