[BOAI] OpenDOAR reaches its' 2000th Repository

[Iryna Kuchma]

[Forwarded message from Jane Smith]

*Open**DOAR reaches its' 2000th Repository*

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SHERPA Services is delighted to announce that the *Open*DOAR directory now
boasts over 2000 repository entries from across the globe. ****

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OpenDOAR welcomes DSpace в БелГУ <http://dspace.bsu.edu.ru/>, from Russia as
its 2000th repository.****

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As *Open*DOAR forms a major quality target resource for services such as
the  OpenAIRE Deposit
Service<http://www.openaire.eu/en/component/openaire/ingestion1/default/381>and
OpenDepot <http://opendepot.org/>, 2000 entries is a significant step
forward in enabling the global virtual repository network to cooperate in
new and innovative ways. ****

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*Open*DOAR provides a comprehensive, authoritative and quality checked list
of institutional and subject-based repositories. In addition it encompasses
archives set up by funding agencies like the National Institutes for Health
in the USA and the Wellcome Trust in the UK and Europe.****

*What is Open**DOAR?*

*Open*DOAR creates a bridge between repository administrators and the
service providers which "harvest" repositories, such as search engines.
General Internet searches often bring back too many "junk" results.
Information from *Open*DOAR enables search services to provide a more
focussed search by selecting repositories that are of direct interest to the
user - for example, all Australian repositories, or all repositories that
hold conference papers on chemistry. *Open*DOAR can also be used by
researchers to discover their local institutions repository.****

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Each entry indicates whether archives hold research papers, conference
papers, theses and other academic materials that are available as "open
access". Some of these archives hold material on a single subject; others
are based in universities and hold information from across many different
subjects.****

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Each of the repositories listed in *Open*DOAR have been visited by project
staff to ensure accuracy and precision of the gathered information. This
in-depth approach gives a quality-controlled list of repository features.***
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Each month around 23 new additions are made to OpenDOAR, and 7 suggestions
are rejected, due to not meeting our inclusion criteria. These include being
a journal site, not containing open access materials and requiring a
subscription to access content. Our full criteria for inclusion can be found
here: http://www.opendoar.org/about.html#scope ****

Current development work is funded by JISC <http://www.jisc.ac.uk>, with
contributions from the CRC host organisation, the University of
Nottingham<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk>
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*About SHERPA Services*****


SHERPA Services are based at the Centre for Research Communications,
University of Nottingham and maintain on behalf of the open access community
a portfolio of services (RoMEO <http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/>,
JULIET<http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/>and
OpenDOAR <http://www.opendoar.org/>)  related to Open Access and repository
development.****

The Centre for Research
Communications<http://crc.nottingham.ac.uk/index.php>(CRC) was formed
in April 2009, to help to support and inform the changes
and new ideas in the way that research is communicated around the world. The
CRC houses a portfolio of open access projects and initiatives currently
undertaken by the University of Nottingham.****

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DSpace в БелГУ <http://dspace.bsu.edu.ru/>****

http://dspace.bsu.edu.ru/****

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*SHERPA Services*

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OpenDOAR****

http://www.opendoar.org/****

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RoMEO****

http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo****

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JULIET

http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/

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*Funding*

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JISC****

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/****

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*Services using OpenDOAR*

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OpenDepot****

http://opendepot.org/****

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OpenAIRE Deposit Service****

http://www.openaire.eu/en/component/openaire/ingestion1/default/381****

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Jane H Smith****

BSc (hons), MSc, MCLIP****

SHERPA Services Development Officer****

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Tel: 01159514341****

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*SHERPA/ ROMEO for Publishers Workshop, 20th July 2011:
http://www.rsp.ac.uk/events/romeo-for-publishers/*

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Centre for Research Communications****

Greenfield Medical Library****

Queens Medical Centre****

University of Nottingham****

NG7 2UH****

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CRC http://crc.nottingham.ac.uk/****

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RoMEO www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo****

JULIET www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet****

*Open*DOAR www.opendoar.org****
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