Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editorial; An algorithm for suffix stripping; The Porter stemming algorithm: then and now; Repositories for research: Southampton's evolving role in the knowledge cycle; Digital preservation in the context of institutional repositories; Design and development of an institutional repository at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; Personal name identification in the practice of digital repositories; Using OAI-PMH and METS for exporting metadata and digital objects between repositories
A dynamic approach to make CDS/ISIS databases interoperable over the internet using the OAI protocolOptions for putting CDS/ISIS databases on the internet; Reviews;
Summary
This e-book explores issues related to the development of Institutional Repositories. The articles present a range of international perspectives and experiences, including the background to the open access movement and the views of the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee on digital preservation. Technical aspects are explored through a case study on the development of an Institutional Repository and consideration of the challenges of personal name identification in repositories
