17-19 June 2009
University of Geneva
Europe/Zurich timezone
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Giving researchers what they want: SPIRES, High-energy physics and subject repositories

Presented by Mr. Travis BROOKS on 18 Jun 2009 from 15:10 to 15:45

Summary

SPIRES began as a system of preprint dissemination among colleagues at large institutions and labs and has evolved over time to become a comprehensive database of literature metadata and associated information. SPIRES' success has been due to its focus on the needs of a single user-community, unifying its content in a way that makes sense to the users: by subject. Modern technologies can now provide this functionality in a more effective manner and create services that are even more user focused. A new service, INSPIRE, will utilize SPIRES' experience and position as a subject repository combined with the modern Invenio digital library platform to enable user-generated content and further encourage community knowledge building. <br> <br> <a href="http://indico.cern.ch/internalPage.py?pageId=7&confId=48321#BROOKS">View Travis Brooks' profile </a>