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Membership Benefits

Membership is open to Research Performing Organisations as well as institutions, organisations and digital archives that hold humanities and/or social sciences data

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DRI Member Benefits

Full membership benefits have been developed to support Higher Education Institutions, national cultural institutions, and government agencies. Full members contribute significantly to the sustainability of DRI’s services.

Associate membership is envisaged for smaller organisations.

Key Queries

Member Network and DRI development Full Membership Associate Membership
Access to a network of expertise, collaboration, and common purpose
Ability to nominate a representative to DRI’s Board x
Access to DRI communications networks for dissemination of events, recruitment, calls for collaboration Limited
Posting rights to the DRI-SHARE mailing list for community discussion and advice
Ability to influence DRI’s development and provision of services Limited
Input into the focus of DRI’s advocacy, e.g. on the development of a national digital strategy, discussions with funders, contributions to national/international e-infrastructures
Streamlined communications and updates about developments in international networks via DRI’s memberships (e.g. DARIAH, Samvera, RDA, IIIF, ALLEA, OECD, DPC)
Use of DRI Member logo on website and other publications
Invitation to the DRI Members’ Forum 3 places 1 place
Eligible to join DRI Task forces that shape DRI’s requirements x
Opportunity to leverage funding via joint applications to funding bodies Limited
Preferential access to DRI experts for support and advice
DRI procurement advice Limited
DRI Training & Professional Development Full Membership Associate Membership
Access to publications, guidelines, templates, and policy advice
Priority booking for training sessions on collection creation and ingest into the DRI repository 3 places 1 place
Priority access to conferences, seminars and problem-targeted workshops for staff development and training 3 places 1 place
Discount to DRI conferences, symposia and events x
Eligible to apply for grants/scholarships to attend events in DRI’s network By invitation
Free attendance at policy advice briefings, networking and skill sharing events 3 places 1 place
Involvement in early user testing of DRI platform, tools and apps Limited
Long-Term Digital Preservation Full Membership Associate Membership
Long-term digital preservation of collections by DRI, a certified Trusted Digital Repository. This includes a robust series of preservation actions
Data storage based in Ireland
Archiving of restricted data Limited
Online Publication of Collections Full Membership Associate Membership
Deposit of additional collections with each year of membership*

  • Support for international metadata standards including (Dublin Core and Qualified Dublin Core, MODS, Marc, EAD)
  • Public access to online collections via the user-friendly DRI portal
  • Increased reach and visibility of collections
  • Members retain control and management of their collections
Image publication via the IIIF standard, enabling in-frame comparisons across multiple online platforms
Usage analytics Detailed Report Basic Report
Access to DRI API, e.g. to enable development of bespoke front end access or curation layer Limited
Sharing of Collections Full Membership Associate Membership
Increased discoverability of collections, via linking of collections and objects with other member’s collections
Assigning of Permanent Identifiers (Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to every published object
Interoperability that provides seamless exchange across multiple platforms:

  • Automatically generated citations for collections and objects. Export of metadata in multiple formats (e.g. XML, Endnote)
  • Formats consistent with other important data dissemination platforms, e.g. data.gov.ie, heritagemaps.ie
  • Sharing of collections to range of social media platforms
* Reasonable limits apply. Additional charges will apply for further collections. These charges vary according to the size, complexity and number of collections.

 

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