e-space and the RE-space project @ MMU SUETr Repository Policy Event Wednesday 18 th February 2009 Helen Standish RE-space Project Manager

A bit of background ... Repository project since April 2005 Led by the Library, supported by the University Launch of e-space in October 2006 Contains records of research output, approx 30% full text Mediated deposit service Hosted service using Biomed Central’s Open Repository software RE-space project – repository enhancement and embedding of the repository into University strategy and workflows

Repository project since April 2005

Led by the Library, supported by the University

Launch of e-space in October 2006

Contains records of research output, approx 30% full text

Mediated deposit service

Hosted service using Biomed Central’s Open Repository software

RE-space project – repository enhancement and embedding of the repository into University strategy and workflows

e-space policies ... Content and deposit policies OpenDOAR policies tool http://www.opendoar.org/tools/en/policies.php Type of content research output pre & post-prints conference & workshop presentations working papers book chapters Mediated deposit

Content and deposit policies

OpenDOAR policies tool

http://www.opendoar.org/tools/en/policies.php

Type of content

research output

pre & post-prints

conference & workshop presentations

working papers

book chapters

Mediated deposit

e-space policies ... Open Access publications policy To make all non-commercially funded research output freely available ... through e-space How did we get there? Advisory Committee Support of Director of Research Support of Deputy Vice-Chancellor Approval by Directorate External influences & timing (REF) What happens next ...?

Open Access publications policy

To make all non-commercially funded research output freely available ... through e-space

How did we get there?

Advisory Committee

Support of Director of Research

Support of Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Approval by Directorate

External influences & timing (REF)

What happens next ...?

... the future Embedding policy To embed e-space within University and Library strategy & workflows Establishment of new e-space team Changes to Research Degree Regulations Participation in EThOS Deposit workflow procedures Staff training

Embedding policy

To embed e-space within University and Library strategy & workflows

Establishment of new e-space team

Changes to Research Degree Regulations

Participation in EThOS

Deposit workflow procedures

Staff training

Thank you! email e-space @ [email_address] e-space http://www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/

email e-space @

[email_address]

e-space

http://www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/