digital library services (dls) @ uct libraries
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VISIT US AT:Room 1.17.1
Harry Oppenheimer InstituteLibrary Road, UCT Upper Campus
CONTACT US:[email protected]
www.digitalservices.lib.uct.ac.za
Digital Library Services (DLS)www.digitalservices.lib.uct.ac.za
● DLS offer two core services:
1. Research data management (RDM)
2. Digitisation
● RDM includes three major areas of assistance:
1. Data management planning (DMPonline)
2. Depositing data
3. Sharing data
● Our new website enables users to easily apply for digitisation projects
dmp.lib.uct.ac.za
● DLS encourage researchers to manage their research data:
○ rewards of sharing research data
● DLS assist researchers with data management planning:
○ DMPonline, policies and guidelines
● DLS provide tools and services to support researchers
in depositing, preserving and sharing their data:
○ Implementation of repository infrastructures
Research Data Management at DLSwww.digitalservices.lib.uct.ac.za/dls/rdm
Digitisation at DLSwww.digitalservices.lib.uct.ac.za/dls/digitisation
● DLS take on a holistic approach to the digitisation process, incorporating the
entire digital content lifecycle
● DLS clarify responsibilities and expectations during the digitisation process
● DLS implement international digitisation standards for planning, curation,
preservation, and access
● DLS preserve and share digitised materials via trusted digital repositories,
ensuring collections are secure, searchable, accessible and reusable