Report on Open Repository Development in Developing and Transition countries is released

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"This study was conducted with the cooperation of eIFL.net, the University of Kansas Libraries, the DRIVER project and Key Perspectives Ltd. The aim was to create an inventory of current digital repository activities in developing and transition countries at both the infrastructure and services level....Over the course of six months, 49 repositories from 20 countries on three continents participated in this survey. The following countries are represented: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Namibia, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Taiwan, Ukraine, Venezuela, Zimbabwe..... The repositories at nearly one-fourth of the participating institutions had been publicly accessible for less than a year at the time of the survey, and over 60% had been accessible for less than three years....The majority of participating institutions (56%) stated that less than 25% of the researchers or faculty members at their institutions have deposited material in the repository. For almost one third (29%) of participating institutions the picture is a bit better – between 25 and 50% of the researchers or faculty members at these institutions have deposited material in the repository....More than one third of participating institutions (38%) do not have any official policy with regard to depositing material. In 27% of institutions deposit is voluntary, but academics are strongly encouraged to deposit materials. In 18% there is partly mandatory depositing: academics are required to deposit some materials (such as theses or dissertations) and free to deposit other materials. 13% of participating institutions indicated that there is mandatory depositing: academics are required to deposit all research output...."

Link:

http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/eifl-oa/oa-news/2010_07_05_report-on-open

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » Connotea Imports

Tags:

oa.new oa.repositories oa.south oa.surveys oa.reports

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 17:37

Date published:

07/05/2010, 21:31