Email deposit with SWORD

An idea from the CETIS UKOLN OER Hack Days

Email-based deposit plugin for SWORD

This was an idea that was discussed at the Deposit Tool Show and Tell (DePOST) event back in 2009 in the context of research papers rather than OER. I'm not sure if the idea was progressed but it sounds like a potentially simple and effective solution:

"The user can deposit papers by attaching them to an email and sending to a pre-defined email address. The plugin checks for an attachment, and if found, sends it to an analysis server where metadata is automatically extracted. Future development roadmap includes support of email threads."

See: http://infteam.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2009/11/03/part-1-of-2-report-on-depost-deposit-tool-show-tell-meeting-2009-12-10/

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Nick Sheppard