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The '''Digital Assets Repository''' ({{lang-langx|ar|مستودع الأصول الرقمية}} or ''DAR'') is a system developed at the [[Bibliotheca Alexandrina]] (BA) by the [[International School of Information Science]] (ISIS) to create and maintain digital library collections and preserve them to future generations.<ref name="Eberhart2013">

{{cite book

| author = George M. Eberhart

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The project's main goal is to build a digital resources repository by supporting the creation, use, and preservation of varieties of digital resources as well as the development of management tools. These tools help BA library to preserve, manage and share digital assets. The system is based on evolving standards for easy integration with web-based interoperable digital libraries.<ref name="SalehAdlyNagi2005">

{{cite book

| lastlast1 = Saleh

| firstfirst1 = Iman

| last2 = Adly

| first2 = Noha

| last3 = Nagi

| first3 = Magdy

| journal title = Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

| title chapter = DAR: A Digital Assets Repository for Library Collections

| date = 2005

| title = DAR: A Digital Assets Repository for Library Collections

| journal = Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

| publisher = Springer Science + Business Media

| volume = 3652

| issue =

| pages = 116–127

| bibcode =

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DAR is designed to manage the full lifecycle of a digital asset: its creation and ingestion, its metadata management, storage and archival in addition to the necessary mechanisms for publishing and dissemination. In 2011, DAR system architecture was revamped and upgraded to its 3rd release in order to answer challenges that face an institution in consolidating its assets.<ref name="MikhailAdlyNagi2011">

{{cite book

| lastlast1 = Mikhail

| firstfirst1 = Youssef

| last2 = Adly

| first2 = Noha

| last3 = Nagi

| first3 = Magdy

| journal title = Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

| title chapter = DAR: Institutional Repository Integration in Action

| date = 2011

| title = DAR: Institutional Repository Integration in Action

| journal = Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

| publisher = Springer Science + Business Media

| volume = 6966

| issue =

| pages = 348–359

| bibcode =

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}}</ref>{{efn|Bawaba (egypt.gov.eg) lists DAR website under ''Service Providers'' section of the English site interface. (Home > Main Menu > Service Providers > Alexandria Library > Digital Assets Repository)}}

DAR website allows its online visitors to access full content of the [[public ___domain]] digitized books in the repository, but limits access to preview only (5%) snippet for the [[copyright]]ed digitized books with 10 pages minimum. Moreover, it provides different viewing options for repository contents, in addition to other tools such as: searching content; using annotation tools; adding sticky notes; tagging, rating and commenting on books; sharing books on social networks; and creating own virtual bookshelves per user.<ref name=DARBA>{{cite web |url=https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/about/ |title=About |website=UC Davis Library |access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|English website interface locates ''Sign Up'' and ''Member Login'' links at the top of its homepage, but no reference anywhere on the site about registration process and benefits.}}

{{cite web

| website = Digital Assets Repository

| publisher = Bibliotheca Alexandrina

}}</ref>{{efn|English website interface locates ''Sign Up'' and ''Member Login'' links at the top of its homepage, but no reference anywhere on the site about registration process and benefits.}}

== See also ==

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* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/dar/dlp/ DAR at the University of Texas]

[[Category:DigitalEgyptian digital libraries]]