University of Derby UDORA Briefing Day

UDORA Briefing Day12th January 2011
Claire Bundy
Open Repository Specialist

BioMed Central – Who Are We?
BioMed Central is the open access publisher
Launched in 1999 - We pioneered the open access movement
The world’s largest publisher of STM open access peer-reviewed journals
We provide immediate barrier-free access to 207 journals, 20 tracked by ISI and 77 with Impact Factors
307 member institutes in 39 countries
Open Repository

What is a Repository?
Open access digital archive on open source software
A managed, persistent way of making research, learning and teaching content with continuing value discoverable and accessible
Repositories can be subject or institutional in their focus
Putting content into an institutional repository enables staff and institutions to manage and preserve it, and therefore derive maximum value from it
A repository can support research, learning, and administrative processes. They are commonly used for open access research outputs.

Why you may need a repository
Centralized solution for institute’s output
To comply with funding agencies
To raise profile of intellectual output and maximize global visibility for your institution
Maximize the dissemination of research and to collect content in a single location
To store and preserve other institutional digital assets, including unpublished or otherwise easily lost ("grey") literature (e.g., theses or technical reports)
Persistent access & unique identifiers = Long-term preservation

Institutional Repositories can be used for:
Scholarly communication
Storing learning materials and coursework
Managing collections of research documents
Preserving digital materials for the long term
Knowledge management
Electronic publishing
Research assessment exercise
Collaboration tool

What is
Launched in 2004 by the open access specialists
A hosted solution for building and maintaining customized DSpace repositories
Simplest & quickest way for institutes to own a repository
Enables organizations to collect, showcase and preserve scholarly output without any expertise needed by the institute
Stores a variety of document types for internal material (dark archives) as well as publicly available documents

Benefits Of An Institutional Repository
For researchers
Showcase your institute’s output
Increases citation for authors
24 hour access
Life’s work in one location
To satisfy funder mandates
For librarians
Provides new ways for archiving & preserving valuable work
Time-saving and cost-effective
Helps to identify trends
Reduce duplication of records

More Benefits
For the institute
An institutional repository is an effective marketing tool
Increases the visibility, reputation and prestige
Greater interdisciplinary research
Enhanced funding
Facilitates gathering data such as publications for audits/assessments
For the global community
Free access of scholarly information
Taxpayers fund a large amount of scientific research
Developing countries
Increase public knowledge
Gain access to a wide variety of materials

Thank you for your time!claire.bundy@biomedcentral.com+44 203 192 2218
The institutional repository service
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University of Derby UDORA Briefing Day

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