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The Depot. Mary Robinson European Development Officer, SHERPA University of Nottingham mary.robinson@nottingham.ac.uk http://depot.edina.ac.uk/ RSP Sheffield Hallam Event 6 th February 2008. Overview. http://depot.edina.ac.uk. Purpose & background.
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The Depot Mary Robinson European Development Officer, SHERPA University of Nottingham mary.robinson@nottingham.ac.uk http://depot.edina.ac.uk/ RSP Sheffield Hallam Event 6th February 2008
Purpose & background • Short/medium term repository service • Enables all UK academics to share in benefits of OA • Enables all UK academics to meet the requirements of funder’s mandates
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/ Purpose & background
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/ Purpose & background
Purpose & background • Short/medium term repository service • Enables all UK academics to share in benefits of OA • Enables all UK academics to meet the requirements of funder’s mandates • Assists existing institutional repositories (IR) to make their existence known to their users • Assists developing IRs to populate their repository
Services • a re-direct service • to ensure that content that comes within the remit of an existing institutional repository is correctly placed • an OAI-compliant repository • for eprints from researchers at institutions that do not currently have an IR. • a keep-safe service • ensuring eprints are kept safe in the interim period before all have IRs • supporting transfer of relevant content as new IRs are established • m2m access service • supports OA-PMH harvesting by service providers
at the front door “Put it in the Depot” Authentication (Athens) Depot homepage IR Exists? http://depot.edina.ac.uk/
at the front door “Put it in the Depot” Re-direct to IR YES Authentication (Athens) Depot homepage IR Exists? NO Register to use Depot Depot deposit http://depot.edina.ac.uk/
Future • Advocacy • Researchers • Repository managers • Grants offices • Continued Development • Deposit interface • Automated transfer service • Contributing to International repository community
“Put it in the Depot” http://depot.edina.ac.uk