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Use Case: Self Deposit

  • Repository Type:  Institutional Repository
  • Content Type:  articles & data
  • Key concepts:
    • default admin set sufficient
    • user collections only
    • no workflow
    • no visibility restrictions
    • 1 worktype
    • users deposit
    • users can organize in private collections



Use Case: ETDs

  • Repository Type:   Institutional Repository
  • Content Type:  student papers
  • Key concepts:
    • mediated deposit workflow
    • visibility restrictions:  cannot set to embargo or lease
    • 2 worktypes - thesis and dissertation
    • 2 admin sets - for different visibility restrictions
    • user deposit
    • approval limited to certain staff


User Case: Exhibit

  • Repository Type:  Digital Repository
  • Content Type:  images
  • Key concepts:
    • two purposes in one repository
    • different group curating each exhibit
    • requires lease for certain materials
    • general curation of content
    • creation of public exhibits from curated content


Use Case: Multipurpose - combined content from previous 3 use cases

  • Repository Type: mix
  • Content Type: mix
  • Key concepts:
    • how do we combine the key concepts from all the use cases?



  • Blocks
    • Collection Types -
      • 1 type - User Collections
    • Admin Sets
      • 1 - default
    • Collections
      • created by any user
    • Work Types
      • 1
    • Works
      • created by any user
    • Filesets
      • nothing new
  • Key Questions
    • What types of users will work with your repository?
    • What types of content will the repository hold?



  • Collection Types
  • Admin Sets
    • workflow strategy
    • visibility strategy
  • Collections
  • Works Types
  • Works
  • Filesets


  • What types of users will work with your repository?
    • do users play different roles in the repository?
    • are there limits on who can create collections or certain kinds of collections?
    • are there limits on who can create works?
    • are there limits on which collections a user can add a work?
  • What types of content will the repository hold?
  • What types of collections are needed beyond the predefined User Collections and Admin Sets?
    • limits on who can create
    • limits on discoverability (NOTE: can't control with an admin set)
    • limits on other configurable settings (e.g. branding, nesting, sharing, membership restrictions, visibility restrictions, etc.)
  • What admin set strategy is needed?
    • multiple admin sets vs. just using the default
    • do you need collection based permissions?
    • one to one relationship between worktype and admin set? (customization)
  • What workflow strategy is needed?
    • always use same workflow?
    • need multiple workflows?
    • need custom workflow?
  • What visibility strategy is needed?
    • same visibility for all works?
    • visibility policy based on legal access to works?
    • visibility depending on type of work?
  • What worktype strategy is needed?
    • How many distinct worktypes do you need and what are they?
    • Will everyone need to use them or should some people be able to use certain worktypes?  (customization)
    • Will worktypes be defined by user needs or metadata needs or both?
    • Or deposit only to certain admin sets or collections? (customization)
  • What relationship strategy is needed?
    • Is nesting need? 
    • When will you use collections, parent/child, work/fileset relationships?
    • Do you have metadata at the file level where child/nested works are needed or will you use filesets?
    • How will performance be considered? (e.g. nested works vs filesets vs collections have different performance concerns)
    • Do you need ordered relationships?
  • What is your discoverability strategy?
    • Do names of worktypes matter?
    • What about resource types?
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