Bill Hubbard

SHERPA Manager

University of Nottingham

Repositories Initiatives

& Structures

Universitas21

Dublin, January 2009

Outline

Δ A little backgroundΔ Review of some initiatives Δ Some possible helpful conclusions

Existing facilities

Δ Institutions have repositories– open to institution’s academics

Δ Networks of repositories– SHERPA, DARENet, ARROW - country networks– DRIVER - European network

Δ Some specific subject repositories– arXiv - 482,478 items– UKPMC - 948,500 full-text articles – AgentLink Publications Clearinghouse - 1403 items

Repository types

Repositories by Continent

Existing facilities - U21

Δ 13/21 have institutional repositoriesΔ 2/21 have subject-based repositoriesΔ Existing expertise in repositories and OA

Some initiatives . . .

Δ SHERPAΔ RSPΔ DepotΔ Intute Repository SearchΔ DRIVERΔ DART-EuropeΔ NECOBELAC

SHERPA Page

RSP Page

Depot Page

Intute RS Page

DRIVER Page 1

DRIVER Page 2

DRIVER Page 3

DART Page

NECOBELAC . . .

Δ Collaboration between Europe and Latin American and Caribbean countries to share health-care information

Δ Promotion of repositories and open access services

Δ Starting February 2009Δ . . . watch this space . . .

Drawing conclusions

Δ Collaborative self-help groups with an identityΔ Centralised focus for gathering information and

offering supportΔ “Orphan” repository in support of IR

establishmentΔ Research-led interface to IR and OA contentΔ Technical and operational standardsΔ Getting started and growing organicallyΔ Working with fellow-travellers

www.sherpa.ac.uk

bill.hubbard@nottingham.ac.uk

Millennium Development Goals

Δ Developed from 8 chapters of the United Nations Millennium Declaration:

Δ Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Δ Achieve universal primary education Δ Promote gender equality and empower women Δ Reduce child mortality Δ Improve maternal health Δ Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases .Δ Ensure environmental sustainability Δ Develop a global partnership for development