Static Repository Gateway and Toolkit: Extension
STARGATE X is to investigate the issues surrounding the deployment of static repository gateway software. Its intent was to provide guidance about the installation and branding of the software and so to support an assessment of the viability of the deployment of a static repository gateway by the publishing community, by JISC, and by other interested parties.
Executive Summary
The extension to the Static Repository Gateway and Toolkit (STARGATE) project investigated the issues surrounding the deployment of static repository gateway software. Its intent was to provide guidance about the installation and branding of the software and so to support an assessment of the viability of the deployment of a static repository gateway by the publishing community, by JISC, and by other interested parties.
The extension has produced a functional branded gateway that the publishing community can use to explore the use of static repositories. It will be maintained for the next year.
The extension has produced installation and branding guides, and has carried an overview of existing gateway installations. This information should help those wishing to install and run a gateway, and will assist the relevant communities in assessing the deployment of static repository gateways.
The project concludes that although functional the software is not suitable for deployment by a novice user. It is also effectively still in at the beta stage of development and it has only been used in a limited number of settings.
The project further suggests that the creation and maintenance of gateway(s) within the publishing community may be more suitably carried out in the same way that DOI and Purl provision is offered through a third-party service provider willing to work with developing open source software. Any deployment of a gateway by JISC to support wider participation in static repositories should also engage with the gateway software developers.