IPFS and Blockchain Based Archival System for Open Academic Data
Open academic data such as course syllabi and degree programs
are very valuable and need to be preserved in time stamped
fashion. InterPlanery File System (IPFS) can be used for distributed
storage of files. Ethereum blokchain based smart contracts can be
used to keep time stamped records of academic data and provide
mechanisms for citing such data. A system that consists of (i) a crawler
for academic data (ii) file archiver on IPFS (iii) smart contracts for keeping
file records and citations and (iv) web interface for searching and displaying info
about archived data. The system will be demonstrated by archiving
academic data from universities in Turkey.