====== Frequently Asked Questions About the Digital Commons ====== ===== Contents ===== * [[#uair|FAQs About UAiR]] * [[#general|FAQs General Repository Information]] * [[#depositor|FAQs for Depositors]] * [[#developer|FAQs for Developers]] ---- ===== UAiR ===== * [[faq:history|Is there a record of UAiR, the story of how UAiR came to be and where you're headed?]] * [[faq:history#What's the difference between a collection and an exhibit?]] * [[support|I'm having trouble doing . Where can I get help?]] ===== General ===== * [[faq:general#What is a repository?]] * [[faq:general#What are significant digital objects?]] * [[faq:general#What is OAI?]] * [[faq:general#What is a PID?]] * [[faq:general#What is an object? (What is a digital asset?)]] * [[faq:general#What are the benefits of using UAiR?]] * [[faq:general#What is harvesting?]] * [[faq:general#What is a repository administrator? (Who should I contact for more information?)]] * [[faq:general#How can the objects in UAiR be used?]] * [[faq:general#What is federation?]] * [[faq:general#What does it mean to expose an object?]] * [[faq:general#Who administers UAiR?]] * [[faq:general#Is there a record of UAiR, the story of how the Commons came to be and where you're headed?]] * [[faq:general#How can I help?]] ===== Depositor ===== * [[faq:deposit#Who decides what can be deposited into UAiR?]] * [[faq:deposit#Are there limitations to using UAiR?]] * [[faq:deposit#Are all deposits to UAiR subject to OAI and open access?]] * [[faq:deposit#What are the benefits of using UAiR?]] * [[faq:deposit#If my deposits are not exposed, can they be harvested?]] * [[faq:deposit#All this talk about metadata is confusing. What exactly is metadata?]] * [[faq:deposit#Do I create the PID?]] * [[faq:deposit#Can a deposit be withdrawn?]] ===== Developer ===== * [[faq_dataModel|The Data Model]] * [[faq_contentModel|The Content Model]] * [[faq_ingest|Ingest--Batch and Single]] * [[faq_omeka|Omeka]]