[BOAI] Evaluation of Institutional Repository Development in Developing and Transition Countries

[Iryna Kuchma]

This study is part of a cooperative program between eIFL.net, the University
of Kansas Libraries, the DRIVER project and Key Perspectives Ltd., and aims
at creating an inventory of current digital repository activities in
developing and transition countries, at both the infrastructure and services
level.

This survey has been adapted from the DRIVER Inventory study into the
present type and level of OAI-compliant digital repository activities in the
EU by Maurits de Graaf and SURF, and from the European repository study by
Alma Swan, Key Perspectives Ltd.

The results of this survey will be made available online via a wiki. All
participants in this study will receive an invitation to look at and comment
on the results of this inventory for their own country. This is the first
time that such data will be collected about digital repository activity in
developing and transition countries, and we hope this will serve as
important resource for promoting open access and repository development in
these regions. We look forward to your cooperation.

We encourage all repository managers in developing and transition countries
to participate. Please forward this message to other repository managers or
colleagues who may be interested in participating. The survey will take
approximately 30-45 minutes to complete.

The link to the survey is here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Wdi_2buyQ_2b1wSDIrTQahrbQg_3d_3d

(To help you prepare you can view a PDF preview of the survey questions
here:
http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/eifl-oa/oa-news/2009_05_06_evaluation-institutional/downloadFile/attachedFile_f0/Survey_9813219.pdf?nocache=1241562797.79)


Thank you in advance!

WIN AN eIFL T-SHIRT!
All respondents who complete the survey by May 23, 2009 will be eligible to
win one of three eIFL t-shirts. T-shirt winners will be chosen in a random
drawing of all completed surveys.

Iryna Kuchma
eIFL Open Access program manager
eIFL.net

Brian Rosenblum
Scholarly Digital Initiatives Librarian
University of Kansas
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