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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
INTRODUCTION xiii

Chapter 1 Getting Started 1

Should You Build a Repository? 1

Selling the Project 6
Getting Your Repository off the Ground 10

Chapter 2 Choosing a Repository Architecture 13

Questions to Ask before Choosing an Architecture 13
Who Are the Users and What Do They Need? 14
What Types of Collections Will It Contain? 15
How Are Assets Acquired? 15
What Rights Management and Access Controls Do You Need? 16
How Does the Repository Handle Preservation? 17
How Will the Repository Be Managed? 19
Other High-Level Platform Decisions 19
Building the Requirements List 25
General 25
Metadata 25
Automation 26
Access Control 26
Resource and Data Management 26

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