Open Science
VOA3R project deliverables
The deliverable list, by work package, and where copies survive now that the original files are no longer hosted here. What the project was and what became of it is on the project archive page.
This page is the record of the technical deliverables the VOA3R research project published while it used this domain, from 2010 to 2013. It is kept at this URL because bibliographies and library guides cite it, and a citation that resolves to a page answering the question is more useful than one that resolves to an error.
For what the project was, what became of it, and the plain statement that this site is not its continuation, see the project archive. That history is not repeated here.
The original PDF files are no longer hosted here. They were removed long before the current owner acquired the domain, and this site does not republish them. Where copies survive is set out below the list.
The deliverables, by work package
The project organised its output into numbered work packages. The following list reflects the documents that were published on the original site.
| Reference | Work package theme |
|---|---|
| D2.1, D2.2, D2.3, D2.4 | Requirements, user needs and initial architecture |
| D3.4, D3.5 | Metadata, semantics and repository interoperability |
| D4.1, D4.2, D4.2.2, D4.3.1, D4.3.2 | Platform and federated search services |
| D6.3 | Evaluation and community assessment |
| D6.4 | Final recommendations, May 2013 |
| D7.3.1, D7.3.2 | Dissemination and exploitation |
Alongside these, the project published a risk assessment document, a quality management document, a press release from March 2012, and a series of newsletters issued in partnership with FAO’s agricultural information management programme.
D6.4, the most-cited document
The deliverable that continues to attract citations is D6.4, issued at the end of May 2013. It set out the project’s closing recommendations on opening up access to scientific information, and specifically on how virtual repositories and scholarly online communities could be improved.
Its durability makes sense: it is the only deliverable written to be read outside the consortium. The rest were reports to a funder. That is a general pattern worth noting for anyone producing project documentation - the deliverable written for a real audience is the one that outlives the project.
Where surviving copies are
The Internet Archive. The Wayback Machine holds captures of the original site from 2012 onwards, including many of the deliverable documents themselves. Searching the archive for this domain and browsing to the documents or downloads directories is the most reliable route.
Partner repositories. Several partners deposited project outputs in their own institutional repositories, which remain online and indexed. These are findable through the routes described in finding agricultural research.
Later papers. Where deliverable content was developed into conference or journal papers - which happened with much of the metadata and interoperability work - those papers are in the normal literature and are usually open access.
Frequently asked questions
Can I still download the original deliverable PDFs?
Not from this domain. The files were removed years before the current owner acquired it. The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine holds captures of the original site including many of the deliverable documents, and searching the Wayback Machine for voa3r.eu is the most reliable route to them. Several deliverables were also deposited in partner institutions' repositories.
Which deliverable is the one most often cited?
D6.4, the project's final set of recommendations, published in May 2013 under the title concerning the opening up of access to scientific information and the improvement of virtual repositories and online communities. It is the document most frequently linked from bibliographies and educational bookmarking services.
Is this the same as the project archive page?
No. The project archive describes what VOA3R was, who was involved and what became of it. This page is only the record of the deliverables, kept at the URL that bibliographies and library guides cite.