Stephen's Web

Comparing Repository Types: Challenges and Barriers for Subject-Based Repositories

I've been following an interesting exchange on the BOAI mailing list based on this paper comparing the value of institutional archives versus sector-wide archives (I've abbreviated the title in the title of this post). Favoring the former, Stevan Harnad suggests "Institutions are the universal providers of all research output -- funded and unfunded, across all subjects, all institutions, and all nations." This is, of course, debatable, and we can argue that "researchers want and will use disciplinary services (look at usage stats for arXiv, ADS, SPIRES, RePEc, PMC, SSRN vs IRs)." More from Harnad today here. There is a slightly dated metalist of archive repositories, including subject based repositories, available online. Chris Armbruster and Laurent Romary, Social Science Research Network, November 26, 2009. [Link] [Tags: Content Syndication, Research, Learning Object Repositories, Open Access] [Previous][Next]

Comments

Re: Comparing Repository Types: Challenges and Barriers for Subject-Based Repositories

Anymouse, December 2, 2009

In order to increase the Access and production of iberoamerican science, Redalyc has implemented the OAI-MPH protocol, making available more tan 55000 registers for the open archives community through its websitehttp://redalyc.uaemex.mx

[Comment] [Permalink] [Previous][Next]

Comment

You are not logged in. [Login]

Title
Description

Your comments remain your property, but in posting them here you agree to license under the same terms as this site (Creative Commons). If your comment is offensive it will be deleted.

Automated Spam-checking is in effect. If you are a registered user you may submit links and other HTML. Anonymous users cannot post links and will have their content screened - certain words are prohibited and your comment will be analyzed to make sure it makes sense.