Counterculture » Mandatory deposit into the UC Research Repository

"The University has now adopted a Policy of Mandatory Deposit in the UC Research Repository. This has come into effect from 20 October 2014 and coincides with International Open Access Week. The aim of this policy is to increase the visibility, impact and accessibility of UC research by increasing the number of deposits made to the repository. The UC Library’s goal is to increase the volume of research outputs uploaded to the repository. Until this week, deposits were voluntary and the rate of deposit was around 8-12%. The repository has had 1.5 million downloads in the seven years it has been active. With this high visitor rate, increasing the volume of deposits will be of benefit to the profile of UC as an institution as well as being of benefit to the reputation of its researchers. Please support the policy and advocate for open access with researchers and students ..."