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.