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Can a deposit be withdrawn?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