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Bill Hubbard SHERPA Manager University of Nottingham

Repositories Initiatives & Structures. Universitas21 Dublin, January 2009. Bill Hubbard SHERPA Manager University of Nottingham. Outline. A little background Review of some initiatives Some possible helpful conclusions. Existing facilities. Institutions have repositories

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Bill Hubbard SHERPA Manager University of Nottingham

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  1. Repositories Initiatives & Structures Universitas21 Dublin, January 2009 Bill Hubbard SHERPA Manager University of Nottingham

  2. Outline • A little background • Review of some initiatives • Some possible helpful conclusions

  3. Existing facilities • Institutions have repositories • open to institution’s academics • Networks of repositories • SHERPA, DARENet, ARROW - country networks • DRIVER - European network • Some specific subject repositories • arXiv - 482,478 items • UKPMC - 948,500 full-text articles • AgentLink Publications Clearinghouse - 1403 items

  4. Repository types

  5. Repositories by Continent

  6. Existing facilities - U21 • 13/21 have institutional repositories • 2/21 have subject-based repositories • Existing expertise in repositories and OA

  7. Some initiatives . . . • SHERPA • RSP • Depot • Intute Repository Search • DRIVER • DART-Europe • NECOBELAC

  8. SHERPA Page

  9. RSP Page

  10. Depot Page

  11. Intute RS Page

  12. DRIVER Page 1

  13. DRIVER Page 2

  14. DRIVER Page 3

  15. DART Page

  16. NECOBELAC . . . • Collaboration between Europe and Latin American and Caribbean countries to share health-care information • Promotion of repositories and open access services • Starting February 2009 • . . . watch this space . . .

  17. Drawing conclusions • Collaborative self-help groups with an identity • Centralised focus for gathering information and offering support • “Orphan” repository in support of IR establishment • Research-led interface to IR and OA content • Technical and operational standards • Getting started and growing organically • Working with fellow-travellers

  18. www.sherpa.ac.ukbill.hubbard@nottingham.ac.uk

  19. Millennium Development Goals • Developed from 8 chapters of the United Nations Millennium Declaration: • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Achieve universal primary education • Promote gender equality and empower women • Reduce child mortality • Improve maternal health • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases . • Ensure environmental sustainability • Develop a global partnership for development

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