Mr Chris Awre Interim University Librarian and Associate Director (Collections, Learning & Research) +44 (0)1482 465441 | C.Awre@hull.ac.uk Faculty and Department Information Services Directorate Collections, Learning and Research Related groups Academic Library Services Biography Outputs Research/PhD Qualifications BSc (University of Sheffield) MSc Summary Chris leads and manages the Library teams focused on collections development, study and information skills, research support, and library systems. As Interim Librarian he represents the Library on University Committees, aligning the Library's services with the University's strategic direction and goals. Externally, Chris has been a member of a number of Jisc Steering Groups, and currently sits on the Digital Research Community Council. He was a founder of the Samvera Community (previously known as Hydra) in 2008 and remains active within the Community supporting the development of digital repository solutions. Prior to joining the University of Hull, Chris worked as a Programme Manager for Jisc, and as a systems librarian at Imperial College, London. Recent outputs View more outputs Journal Article From Hydra to Samvera: An open source community journey Awre, C., & Green, R. (2017). From Hydra to Samvera: An open source community journey. Insights the UKSG journal, 30(3), 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.383 Communicating the open access policy landscape Awre, C., Beeken, A., Jones, B., Stainthorp, P., & Stone, G. (2016). Communicating the open access policy landscape. Insights the UKSG journal, 29(2), 126-132. https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.308 CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle Waddington, S., Green, R., & Awre, C. (2012). CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle. Journal of digital information, 13(1), Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration Awre, C., & Cramer, T. (2012). Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration. Journal of digital information, 13(1), Towards a repository-enabled scholar's workbench: RepoMMan, REMAP and Hydra Green, R., & Awre, C. (2009). Towards a repository-enabled scholar's workbench: RepoMMan, REMAP and Hydra. D-Lib magazine : the magazine of the Digital Library Forum, 15(5-6), https://doi.org/10.1045/may2009-green Research interests Digital repositories Digital curation Similar profiles Lee Fallin Academic Library Services Graham Wyatt Academic Library Services Kirstyn Radford Academic Library Services