Metadata case study for the implementation of an open access repository of self-archived media arts documentation

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Day 1, Session 3 Felicity Tayler (Artexte, Montréal) Tomasz Neugebauer (Concordia University, Montréal)   Artexte is investigating the potential for an open access platform, such as EPrints, to provide a subject-specific repository for a community of publishers in the visual and media arts, including museums, artist-run centers, public galleries and independent researchers, writers and artists. We present the case study of Artexte’s metadata requirements within the context of an open access repository of self-archived media arts documentation...

... We will focus on the use of EPrints as a development platform supporting the academic open access model, in particular the potential for the software to support artists’ self-archiving and web dissemination of secondary literature pertaining to media arts (such as articles and exhibition catalogue essays).

Felicity Tayler is an Information Specialist at Artexte, where she manages an extensive collection of publications and documentation about contemporary Canadian art. She holds a BFA from Concordia University and a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University. Active in artist-run culture since 2000, her writing on artist-initiated publishing can be read in Women and Environments International, Art Libraries Journal and Art Documentation.

Tomasz Neugebauer completed a BA at McGill University, with a major in computer science and a major in philosophy. After working as a professional software developer and technical writer, he returned to McGill University and completed a Masters in Library and Information Studies. Since 2006, Tomasz has been working on various web and digital projects at Concordia University Libraries. He was responsible for system development of Spectrum: Concordia University Research Repository, an open access research repository launched in 2009.

Links:

• Artexte: https://artexte.ca/

• EPrints: https://www.eprints.org/