The ARROW project: A consortial institutional repository solution, combining open source and proprietary software

Abstract

Purpose

To provide an overview of the Australian Research Repositories Online to the World (ARROW) project.

Design/methodology/approach

An retrospective analysis of the first three years of the ARROW project.

Findings

Provides information about the decisions made by the ARROW project, and reviews how they turned out.

Originality/value

This paper provides a review of the first three years of the ARROW project (which was the original funding horizon) from the perspective of the project team.

Citation

Groenewegen, D. and Treloar, A. (2008), "The ARROW project: A consortial institutional repository solution, combining open source and proprietary software", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650750810847224