PRIMO pilot launch
PRIMO (Performance as Research in Music Online) was launched at Senate House last Friday (26th October) to an invited group of music researchers. Katharine Ellis gave an excellent explanation of the repository’s purpose, which is to provide a Trusted Repository for audio-visual records of musical research-in-practice. I followed on with a brief demo. Katharine and Valerie had prepared an excellent PRIMO promotional leaflet, as well as laying on some drinks. Mick Kahn and Andy McGregor (our JISC project manager) also attended.
Debate at the launch ranged over many issues. The submission workflow in particular is something that some potential contributors are concerned about, and we expect this can be simplified and streamlined. However, the two areas that add the greatest complexity to the process – the mechanical and performing rights requirements pf MCPS/PRS, and the PRIMO peer-review process – may not yield to much more simplification.
The repository is now in a pilot phase, with 6 selected submissions. It will be further developed in time for a beta version next Spring (April/May, realistically). In the meantime will continue to develop documentation and identify improvements on the project pages of the PRIMO wiki.
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