Transcript Staffing and Budgets – The Wits example

Staffing and Budgets – The Wits
example
Charl Roberts
University of the Witwatersrand
[email protected]
Some notes
• IR development is a mandate of the Library
• There is no policy which obliges academics at
Wits to submit to the IR
• The Library have developed all the policies
associated with the IR (ETD Policy, IR Policy,
Preservation Policy)
• At Wits we have a Library Computer Services
Unit which is responsible for all technical
aspects associated with the IR
Staffing
• There is no dedicated IR Manager at Wits, all
Senior Librarians are tasked with finding content
for and promoting / marketing the IR
• We have the following IT staff who as part of
their work focus on the IR:
– Web Developer
– LCS Manager
– Web Support
• Copyright Librarian
• Technical Services – Metadata experts
Suggestions around staffing
• Involve campus ICT from the beginning
• Consider the hidden costs of open source
• Consider outsourcing for setup and testing,
campus ICT could then run daily maintenance
• Many of the skills required might already exist
in your campus ICT units
• Approaching the Schools for assistance
Costs
• Server – depends on many needs could range between
R70 – 350 K
• Backup systems might be needed
• Permanent staff or outsourcing costs
• NRF can manage installation, upgrades and
customization (between R10 – 20 K)
• Outsourcing to another company (examples @mire):
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Hosting
Installation
Customization and upgrades
Backup
Questions