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    Two into one will go: combining two institutional repositories at University of Melbourne
    Young, E. ; SULLIVAN, SHIRLEY ; McLaurin Smith, N. ( 2005)
    University of Melbourne has been a participant in the Australian Digital Theses (ADT) Program since its inception in 1998 and has had an eprint repository for research output since 2002. Technical problems meant that the University of Melbourne server was unavailable for deposit or viewing of theses over an extended period. This caused a lot of frustration for doctoral students wishing to submit theses. In 2004 a software solution emerged from the University of Tasmania whereby the theses could be loaded in UMER (The University of Melbourne Eprints Repository) and harvested by the ADT. The paper will cover the redevelopment of the University of Melbourne ADT Program with the help of staff from UNSW Library. Changes in workflow consequent upon the altered deposit requirements will be addressed, including scanning, cataloguing and Kinetica work. Reference will be made to legal issues and consultation with the School of Graduate Studies. Benefits of the solution will be outlined. These include the advantages of OAI (Open Archives Initiative) compliance, such as increased exposure to theses through search engines like Google, and the improved statistical reporting provided by UMER use of eprints.org software. Lessons learned include the need to focus on easy technical solutions for users, development of simple digital rights management guidelines and the need to work with the academic community to build their awareness and understanding of the changes in scholarly communications.