lib-ir: Policy decision for SB collections

[Carol Hixson <chixson@darkwing.uoregon.edu>]

A topic for us to discuss, either on the list or
when we meet on April 11, is whether we
want to accept submissions without any content.
This has actually come up twice, from two different
faculty.

I decided to load in the title and the abstract for
one paper at the request of a faculty member.
The paper is being reviewed for publication
at this time. You can see the record for it at:
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/dspace/handle/1794/710

If we decide we want to allow this, it requires tricking
the software (or modifying it.) Currently, the software
requires a file to be uploaded as part of the submission
process (a logical assumption on the developers' part.)
So, I loaded in a file that had nothing to do with the
submission and then deleted it after the submission
was entered. It's possible to do this but probably not
a good idea as a general rule, certainly from the
workflow/workload standpoint and possibly also
from a systems standpoint, as well.

Any comments or reactions? Or would you prefer
to discuss this face-to-face?

Carol