Repository Developments UCCA, Farnham, 1 st November 2007 Peter Cliff

Acknowledgements A big thank you to: Gareth Johnson Jackie Knowles and other colleagues of the RSP for their ideas and slides!

Repository Developments Overview: Where are we coming from? Where are we now? Where are we going?

Where are we coming from? or Why are we here? 1 Scholars share their knowledge, always have for example, the discovery of penicillindiscovery of penicillin Publishing facilitated sharing The Internet arrives Cost becomes an avoidable barrier Open Access

Where are we coming from? or Why are we here? 2 JISC Information Environment build an on-line information environment providing secure and convenient access to a comprehensive collection of scholarly and educational material JISC IE information environment development strategy JISC Strategy Aim 1: Priority 7 innovative and sustainable ICT infrastructure, services and practice that support institutions in meeting their mission Build a national infrastructure of interoperable digital repositories (addressing institutional, subject and learning object repositories) JISC Strategy

Where are we now? JISC Repositories and preservation programme

Where are we now? JISC Repositories and preservation programme

Where are we now? The repositories: arxiv.org You!

Where are we now? The repositories worldwide:

Where are we now? The repositories:

Where are we now? RSP News and Events Events Programme Institutional Support and Mentoring Talk to Us and Each Other!

Where are we now? Open Access LOTS happening – check: Directory of Open Access Journals SPARC & SPARCeurope

Where are we now? Other sources of support: UKCoRR DRIVER APSR

Where are we now? Search services OAIster Intute Repository Search ARROW GoogleScholar

Where are we going? Ithaca

Where are we going? Still building the network Still persuing Open Access Data/Information Management Transparency

Where are we going? Still building the network Still pursuing Open Access Data/Information Management Transparency

Questions?

Repository Developments Peter Cliff, UKOLN