Direct desktop-repository deposits with SWORD

Abstract

A repository is an institutional-scale collection, which feeds off individuals' document collections. Repositories provide interfaces for users to deposit items, and this involves uploading the document and filling-in the metadata. These interfaces have been criticised for requiring time and effort on the part of the user, especially with the filling-in of the metadata. This paper presents a repository publishing method that aims to counteract this problem. The users' document collections on the desktop are presented in a dynamic, similarity-based interface, allowing them to find, associate and select documents, which can then be uploaded with their exiting metadata to the institutional repository with minimal effort on the part of the user. The demonstration showcases a time and effort-saving method for depositing an item or a set of associated items with metadata to the repository. Adoption of the demonstrated method requires further research in provision of the integration interface and user acceptance.