Repositories Support Project The work of the RSP in supporting repository development in the UK Jackie Wickham Open Access Adviser and Project Coordinator

Outline Recap on the “Green” route Why it’s important RSP Project - objectives Examples of what we do Other support for repositories

Green Route Picture by Darkos http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkos/

OA Repositories – the benefits for institutions © The University of Nottingham 2010

Benefits for institutions Showcase for institutions research output Marketing mechanism – internally and externally REF and research management – repositories support process Complies with research body requirements for open access publishing Allows systematic management and preservation of assets Encourages collaboration and inter-disciplinary work Public engagement – community, business

Benefits for academics © The University of Nottingham 2010

Benefits for academics Faster dissemination Wider readership Increased citation Compliance with funders mandates Secure environment to store own research output Personalise services – statistics on downloads, personal profiles/bibliographies

Open Access increases citations

Open access can increase your citations Key Perspectives Ltd

What about the creative arts Visibility Showcasing work Preservation Gallery content disappears Personal websites go down From Constance Howard Collection For reuse rights see VADS

“I’ve also had a number of international scholars and research students read my articles and listen to the music I have available in the repository. As a result, I am now pursuing collaborative research projects with music studios and researchers in Mexico and Norway” Monty Adkins, University of Huddersfield

Growth in repositories

Proportion of repositories by country

The RSP team

Project history - Initially a 2.5 year JISC funded project September 2006 – March 2009 Lead Institution – University of Nottingham Partner Institutions – University of Southampton, Aberystwyth University, Digital Curation Centre (University of Edinburgh), UKOLN (University of Bath). - Second phase April 2009 – July 2012 University of Nottingham

Project objectives

Challenges for UK repositories Content – full text, not just metadata Reporting on research – REF Reporting on compliance with funders requirements Integrating the repository with other university systems – research publications systems

The RSP Offers…

Case Study University of Dundee http://www.rsp.ac.uk/embeddingguide/introduction-to-the-guide-2/case-study-dundee/

47 events

7 residential schools

40 one day events

1,322 delegates

From 229 organisations University of Nottingham

90 consultancy visits

Skills Training Conferences Webinars Residential Schools Type of Event Webinars Residential Schools FREE! Technical Workshops

98% rate RSP events as Very Good or Good Overall Rating % Very Good 64% Good 34% Medium 2% Poor 0% Very poor

This has to have been one of the best work-related courses I've attended. Not only do I feel that I have taken on board an enormous amount of information that is directly relevant to my job - and intellectually stimulating to boot - but I feel I have made contact with a supportive network of colleagues. All this, perfectly organised, and a faultless, fabulous environment, too. Outstanding. Thank you!

Thanks so much for the visit it was really useful and has lifted all the people involved.  The steering group were most inspired and positive and your presentation has definitely moved us forward. 

Will academics deposit in a repository? Yes, if it causes no legal problems Yes, if their funder requires it Source: Kurt Mehlhorn, Berlin 8

64% of publishers allow self archiving

JULIET List of funder OA requirements Links to policies Sorting under various headings

An independent professional body which represents repository staff UK Council of Research Repositories An independent professional body which represents repository staff

UK RepositoryNet+ (RepNet) What is RepNet ? a socio-technical infrastructure supporting deposit, curation & exposure of Open Access research literature. What’s its aim ? The aim is to increase the cost effectiveness of repositories of such literature.  How will it do this? offering a sustained and well-used suite of services that enable repositories to operate more cost effectively

Project Context JISC-funded 20 months from 18 August 2011 to 31 March 2013 Bringing together under one platform services from previous or existing JISC projects and elsewhere For more definitions see blog posts on http://www.repositorynet.ac.uk/

Benchmarking, statistics, reporting Registry of Repositories Functional areas covered by platform (May 2012) Aggregation, search Benchmarking, statistics, reporting Registry of Repositories Deposit tools Enhancing metadata Curation and preservation

Jackie Wickham Jacqueline.wickham@nottingham.ac.uk +44(0)115 8466389

Links Centre for Research Communications http://crc.nottingham.ac.uk Repositories Support Project www.rsp.ac.uk RoMEO www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/ JULIET www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/ OpenDoar www.opendoar.org JISC www.jisc.ac.uk UKCoRR www.ukcorr.org

UK RepositoryNet+ Contact: Andrew Dorward andrew.dorward@ed.ac.uk http://www.repositorynet.ac.uk/

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