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Hi code4lib, I was hoping to get some input on this. My small, scrappy institution is considering using drupal as a repository, primarily via the Biblio module. Obviously this is not ideal, but for reasons I won't get into, our tech environment won't support ePrints or dspace, and hosted services are not an option either. We do not really have the level of technical expertise required to support any fedora-based applications, and cannot hire any additional support. There's a chance existing staff could stretch to get there, but it would not be a pretty process. With all that said, do any red flags come to mind? I looked through both code4lib and drupal4lib listserv archives and poked around google, but didn't find much evidence of anyone else using drupal in this way. Seems suspicious. While my gut tells me it's a bad idea (metadata! standards! preservation!), I'm having trouble articulating this to my group in a way that sticks, because using Biblio would be easy. I would appreciate hearing any other thoughts or opinions on this. Thanks! Kelsey