About our Project
Milestone
| Milestone No |
Milestone Name | Work Package No |
Lead Beneficiary | Description | Due Date (month number) |
| 1. | Cooperation Agreement | 1 | Khazar, all 10 participants | Cooperation Agreement on the DIRNA implementation is signed by the ten members of the consortium | M6 |
| 2. | Report on needs of partner AZ HEIs | 2 | Khazar, BSU | Report on estimation of research output size and the current practice of research output management and open access in AZHEIs will be sent to partners two weeks prior to the kick-off meeting for discussions to be presented during the kick-off meeting | M4-M6 |
| 3. | Report on best practices and standards of EU countries in research output management | 4 | JYU, AZHEIs | Azerbaijani partners will attend a research training seminar at UNIVAQ, JYU, IIT which illustrates the idea of gradual research capacity building in EU HEIs, Participants are able to identify gaps in their research education and consider how they could utilize the approach and activities. AZHEIs panthers will receive the knowledge and skills on best practices and standards in research output management in EU countries. |
M7 |
| 4. | Summer School | 4 | UNIVAQ, AzHEIs | Vocational training materials for technical and operational capacity building, and material for academic courses in digital curation and preservation/digital library/information science. | M8 |
| 5. | DIRNA policies | 5 | Khazar, BSU, GSU, IIT, UNIVAG, JYU | The following documents will be prepared and published. Institutional repository policies: Metadata policy/Submission policy preservation policy, OA IR Deposit licence agreement, OAIR Guide. |
M13-M15 |
| 6. | Seven institutional repositories in partner AZ HEIs | 6 | Khazar | Building the IT infrastructure, installing IR software, cloud server and creating persistent URLs for seven production repositories in partner AZHEIs. | M16-M20 |
| 7. | Database of teaching and learning materials for inclusive education | 6 | Khazar | Developing this database will contribute to project success and sustainability after the project completion time. The library will contribute to ongoing services and support for all target groups of the project. The library will contribute to quality of trainings and workshops to be provided within this project. | M17- M19 |
| 8. | DIRNA Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) | 6 | Khazar | VFD will be created as a joint online knowledge navigation station by utilizing integrated local resources in the fields of institutional repositories and advanced information technology, starting with literature information resource sharing, and cooperating among participating AZHEIs. VFD will become a hub of reference and research activities in institutional repository service. | M26- M27 |
| 9. | Maintenance of the DIRNA’s official website | 8 | Khazar | The DIRNA website will be extended to serve as a shared platform for communication. | M6 |