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<body style="font: 10pt/normal Segoe UI; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><div class="GroupWiseMessageBody" id="GroupWiseSection_1488884702000_Heila.Pienaar@up.ac.za_582CB59012870000A02A8B005800CE00_"><div>Among research-intensive institutions and academic research libraries, about 74% provide data archiving services (see figure below). Of this group, only 13% provide data-specific repositories. Another 13% use more general digital repositories, and 74% use<strong> temporary stopgaps</strong>—text-centric repositories such as DSpace—to accommodate current grant stipulations until new data-centered applications can be put in place. The vast majority of academic libraries lag behind this cohort. In terms of Roger’s technological adoption curve, phases of innovators and early adopters of data repositories are complete; we are entering the early majority and primary adoption phases (see the bottom figure). It is a great time to be thinking about a data repository. <a href="http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/apr16/Uzwyshyn--Research-Data-Repositories.shtml">http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/apr16/Uzwyshyn--Research-Data-Repositories.shtml</a></div><div><br></div><div>We are in a very good position in South Africa to acquire the latest repository software that were specifically developed for research data dissemination and archiving purposes.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Heila</div><div><br></div><span id="GWSignatureSent" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; display: block;"><span style="display: block;"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; display: inline-block; -ms-word-wrap: normal;">
<div><font size="1">Dr Heila Pienaar </font></div>
<div><font size="1">Deputy Director: Strategic Innovation</font></div>
<div><font size="1">Department of Library Services</font></div>
<div><font size="1">University of Pretoria</font></div>
<div><font size="1">South Africa</font></div>
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