One of the most important aspects of the network is the arrangement of a total of ten expert workshops. Participation in these workshops is essential to obtain full benefit of the network as these workshops will include presentations but to a large extent also include group sessions/discussions. The workshops are centered around the following themes:

• Repository strategies
  Analysis and discussion of issues on the general/strategic level of educational repositories
  
• Standards and interoperability
  Aims to discuss and document best practice examples of the use of technical standards facilitating and supporting learning resource discovery and use
  
• Engagement of producers and users
  With a focus on on the daily operational level of repository life this theme encompasses issues such as user interface, community building, attracting and maintaining users
  
• Rights issues
  Identify, discuss, document and produce guidelines and roadmaps for issues concerning intellectual property rights.