Item Count
One end of the item count continuum describes repositories with lots of items. These
may be different versions of data objects, the results of failed or inconclusive
experiments, or objects that should have been purged but have not been as yet. For
large projects or institutions, the object count could run into the millions. The other
end of the continuum describes repositories with many fewer items. This is because
the objects have been winnowed and selected. This selection may be on the basis of
an institutional data management policy or because the objects have been
referenced in a publication.