The Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories & Infrastructures, hosted as a special track of MTSR 2011 , is an international discussion forum to bring together researchers and practitioners that are working on open access repositories and data management in research infrastructures. The track served as a discussion forum for experts to present recent results and experiences, establish liaisons with other groups, and reflect on the state-of-the-art of metadata and semantic aspects of open access repositories and infrastructures.



The session included the following papers:

• Content Models for Enhancement and Sustainability: Creating a Generic Framework for Digital Resources in the Arts and Humanities by David Stuart et al.
• Integration of CERIF, ESB and Cloud in the Development of a National Global Research and Administrative Management System by Yi Wang et al.
• Towards a Sharable Research Vocabulary (SRV): A Model-Driven Approach by Brigitte Jörg et al.
• INSPIRE: Managing Metadata in a Global Digital Library for High-Energy Physics by Javier Martin Montull

The Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories & Infrastructures proceedings have been published in Vol.240 of the CCIS Series.