Digital Repository of Ireland

Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is a digital repository for Ireland's humanity, social science and cultural heritage data. It was designed to protect and preserve the data and to aprovide access to the public. Launched on 24 June 2015 DRI is a consortium of six Irish academic institutions: Royal Irish Academy (RIA), National University of Ireland, Maynooth (now Maynooth University or MU), Trinity College, Dublin (TCD), Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), and National College of Art and Design (NCAD).

Structure

The governing body for DRI is a Managment Board which is comprised of representatives of each of the academic institutions. The Core Implementation Team (CIT) is responsible for the day to day running of the Repository as well as strategy development, coordination and project delivery. The CIT is comprised of the DRI Director, DRI Principal Investigators and Institutional representatives, and the DRI Programme Manager in RIA.

The DRI has three main areas of focus: Technology, Policy, and Education and Outreach. The technological software protects an preserves the data while allowing easy searching and navigation through the material. Development of policy protocols for data generation and preparation for archiving is a core remit of DRI. Education and Outreach include a training programme and direct contact with the public through workshops and newsletters.