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Selecting A Digital Library Software For Multilingual Collections Cristiane de Oliveira and WHO Libraries Background World Health Organization (WHO) Libraries, with teams of web, publishing and information technologies have been working very closely to promote interoperability among information sources and to implement a WHO global institutional repository. Its main purpose is to increase access and facilitate dissemination of WHO multilingual publications and avoid duplication of resources and efforts. Definition and criteria The Working group agreed on basic requirements and common standards for interoperability among repositories in WHO: Use of open source OAIPMH Dublin Core for metadata Interface available in 6 official languages and others Shortlist of possible solutions The group also prepared an analysis of all open source repository softwares available by reviewing their documentation, and a shortlist with three: Greenstone Fedora Commons DSpace Evaluation workshop Methodology Conclusion Towards implementation: http://www.who.int/iris KepnerTregoe was used as a methodology for decisionmaking, based on: 1)Definition of a clear decision statement/objective 2)Establishment of strategic requirements (MUSTS). Weighted 5 each 3)Establishment of operational requirements (WANTS). Scored from 0 to 10. 4)Ranking of operational requirements, 1 to 4. 5)Ranking of 3 softwares 6) Practical testing and scoring of each software 7) Calculation of average score for each requirement 8) Identification of adverse consequences: risks 9) Balancing of overall score (probability x criticality) The Working Group performed a thorough evaluation of the three shortlisted softwares during a 5day workshop held in WHO Headquarters, Geneva, on October 2009. The workshop participants recommend Dspace as the most appropriate software to host WHO’s global institutional repository. The group also considers the partnership with Fedora Commons and the integration with Duraspace. Adverse consequences example

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Selecting A Digital Library Software For Multilingual CollectionsCristiane de Oliveira and WHO Libraries

BackgroundWorld Health Organization (WHO) Libraries, with teams of web, publishing and information technologies have been working very closely to promote interoperability among information sources and  to implement a WHO global institutional repository. Its main purpose is to increase access and facilitate dissemination of WHO multilingual publications and avoid duplication of resources and efforts.

Definition and criteriaThe Working group agreed on basic requirements and common standards for interoperability among repositories in WHO:‐ Use of open source‐ OAI‐PMH‐ Dublin Core for metadata‐ Interface available in 6 official languages and others

Shortlist of possible solutionsThe group also prepared an analysis of all open source repository softwares available by reviewing their documentation, and a shortlist with three: ‐ Greenstone‐ Fedora Commons‐ DSpace

Evaluation workshop

Methodology

Conclusion

Towards implementation: http://www.who.int/iris

Kepner‐Tregoe was used as a methodology for decision‐making, based on:1)Definition of a clear decision statement/objective2)Establishment of strategic requirements (MUSTS). Weighted 5 each3)Establishment of operational requirements (WANTS). Scored from 0 to 10.4)Ranking of operational requirements, 1 to 4.5)Ranking of 3 softwares6) Practical testing and scoring of each software7) Calculation of average score for each requirement8) Identification of adverse consequences: risks9) Balancing of overall score (probability x criticality)

The Working  Group performed a thorough evaluation of the three short‐listed softwaresduring a 5‐day  workshop held in WHO Headquarters, Geneva, on October 2009. 

The workshop participants recommend Dspace as the most appropriate software to host WHO’s global institutional repository. The group also considers the partnership with Fedora Commons and the integration with Duraspace.

Adverse consequences example