Repositories for research: Southampton's evolving role in the knowledge cycle

Simpson, Pauline; Hey, Jessie M.N.

doi:10.1108/00330330610681303

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“…These factors, alongside the debate about the changing nature of scholarly communication and the growing momentum of the open-access movement (following pioneering work at Southampton University (Simpson and Hey, 2006)) provided the ideal context and timing for JISC to make a significant injection of funding. Key strands to the JISC Repositories and Preservation Programme included:…”

Section: Repositories and Preservation Programme Of The Joint Informamentioning

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Collaboration nation: the building of the Welsh Repository Network

Knowles

2010

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Purpose ? The purpose of this paper is to disseminate information about the Welsh Repository Network (WRN), innovative work being undertaken to build an integrated network of institutional digital repositories. A collaborative approach, in particular through the provision of centralised technical and organisational support, has demonstrated improvement in the use and curation of digital repository content across Wales. \ud \ud Design/methodology/approach ? The vision of the WRN has been delivered using two project phases; the first establishing technical infrastructure followed by a phase focussing on user engagement, content generation and enhancement of repository interfaces. The methodologies used have involved gathering technical requirements and procurement and installation of repository solutions, including a cash injection of ?4,000 per institution to purchase suitable hardware. The current phase explores experimental approaches to stimulate engagement, embed solutions and generate content to populate the repositories. Collaboration is the overarching theme driving the approach. \ud \ud Findings ? The WRN is now a physical entity offering complete national coverage. Vitally, the WRN is also functioning as a virtual network. The variety of technical repository solutions implemented reflect the variety of institutions with makeup, current computing infrastructure and staffing levels all influencing the chosen infrastructure. Current challenges focus on organisational aspects of engagement; culture change, strategic buy-in and policy issues have all proved significant. \ud \ud Originality/value ? The WRN demonstrates that collaboration results in success. The model can inform and lead others considering repository matters and has provided findings of interest and value to many wider communities from repository specific, through information and research management to the information profession as whole

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Section: Repositories and Preservation Programme Of The Joint Informamentioning

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Collaboration nation: the building of the Welsh Repository Network

Knowles

2010

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“…By March 2006, the Register of Open Access Repositories listed 637 IRs in the world. 3 This figure did not count those educational institutions that had a plan or desire to implement digital repositories. 4 Consequently, research outcomes on IRs are abundant.…”

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Factors to Assess Self-Archiving in Institutional Repositories

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2007

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“…11 The Register of Open Access Repositories recorded 637 IRs in March 2006. 12 In addition, many other institutions are planning to build their repositories, 13 thereby making the total number of IRs potentially bigger. With the proliferation of IRs, some articles talking about individual IRs also included the examination of self-archiving practice in the repositories as part of their research.…”

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Assessment of Self-Archiving in Institutional Repositories: Depositorship and Full-Text Availability

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2007

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This research evaluates the success of open access self-archiving in several wellknown institutional repositories. Two assessment factors have been applied to examine the current practice of self-archiving: depositorship and the availability of full text. This research discovers that the rate of author self-archiving is low and that the majority of documents have been deposited by a librarian or administrative staff. Similarly, the rate of full-text availability is relatively low, except for Australian repositories. By identifying different practices of selfarchiving, repository managers can create new strategies for the operation of their repositories and the development of archiving policies.

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Repositories for research: Southampton's evolving role in the knowledge cycle

Cited by 14 publications

References 3 publications

Collaboration nation: the building of the Welsh Repository Network

Collaboration nation: the building of the Welsh Repository Network

Factors to Assess Self-Archiving in Institutional Repositories

Assessment of Self-Archiving in Institutional Repositories: Depositorship and Full-Text Availability

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