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Increasing the impact of publications: self-archiving and eScholar

Increasing the impact of publications: self-archiving and eScholar. The University of Manchester Research Staff Conference, 11th May 2010. Dr Phil Butler, Steve McIndoe, Samantha Aston. What is self-archiving?.

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Increasing the impact of publications: self-archiving and eScholar

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  1. Increasing the impact of publications: self-archiving and eScholar The University of ManchesterResearch Staff Conference, 11th May 2010 Dr Phil Butler, Steve McIndoe, Samantha Aston

  2. What is self-archiving?

  3. “Self-archiving involves … depositing a free copy of a digital document ... in the author’s institutional repository ...”

  4. What is an institutional repository?

  5. Manchester eScholar is … a locus for individuals to manage, disseminate and share their scholarly work

  6. Manchester eScholar is … a place to store and preserve intellectual assets

  7. Manchester eScholar is … a catalogue of research outputs

  8. Technology • sustainable, scaleable storage ~15,000 items per year • future-sensitive e.g. primary research data • metadata + full-text • indefinite preservation

  9. Dissemination • search engines • faculty, school, personal websites • richer content

  10. Why self-archive? Self-archiving in Manchester eScholar means ... • more dissemination and sharing of scholarly work

  11. Why self-archive? Self-archiving in Manchester eScholar means ... • more dissemination and sharing of scholarly work • better storage and preservation of intellectual assets

  12. Why self-archive? Self-archiving in Manchester eScholar means ... • more dissemination and sharing of scholarly work • better storage and preservation of intellectual assets • easier cataloguing of research outputs

  13. Why self-archive? Self-archiving in Manchester eScholar means ... easier access, better usage, greater impact of your research ...

  14. There are risks … many are myths Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ... • open access

  15. There are risks … many are myths Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ... • open access • less peer review

  16. There are risks … many are myths Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ... • open access • less peer review • more piracy

  17. There are risks … many are myths Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ... • open access • less peer review • more piracy • more work

  18. There are risks … many are myths Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ... • open access • less peer review • more piracy • more work • more SPAM

  19. What are your self-archiving options? • Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended) • Option 2. Key metadata • Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadata • Option 4. Option 2 + full-text • pre-peer review (draft), • post-peer review (non-publishers document), • post-peer review (publishers document) • Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

  20. What are your self-archiving options? • Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended) • Option 2. Key metadata • Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadata • Option 4. Option 2 + full-text • pre-peer review (draft), • post-peer review (non-publishers document), • post-peer review (publishers document) • Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

  21. What are your self-archiving options? • Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended) • Option 2. Key metadata • Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadata • Option 4. Option 2 + full-text • pre-peer review (draft), • post-peer review (non-publishers document), • post-peer review (publishers document) • Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

  22. What are your self-archiving options? • Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended) • Option 2. Key metadata • Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadata • Option 4. Option 2 + full-text • pre-peer review (draft), • post-peer review (non-publishers document), • post-peer review (publishers document) • Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

  23. What are your self-archiving options? • Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended) • Option 2. Key metadata • Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadata • Option 4. Option 2 + full-text • pre-peer review (draft), • post-peer review (non-publishers document), • post-peer review (publishers document) • Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

  24. Who wants you to self-archive? • Many of your colleagues in rival institutions • Most UK research councils • The University • Who doesn’t want you to self-archive?

  25. Manchester 2015Goal Two – World Class Research“… among 25 strongest research universities … on commonly accepted criteria …”

  26. Manchester research is under threat - ARWU Aug 09 [http://www.arwu.org]

  27. Manchester research is under threat - ARWU Aug 09 [http://www.arwu.org]

  28. Southampton University – ranked 25th in the World, 3rd in the UK

  29. RPE, REF

  30. The self-archiving effect – an individual’s experience, Ray L Frost, QUT

  31. The self-archiving effect – an individual’s experience, Ray L Frost, QUT

  32. Manchester eScholar - evolving services • Electronic theses • Content search, display and reporting services • Post RPE’09 improvements • Metadata curation and enhancement

  33. Questions? www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar

  34. Drivers and barriers to self-archiving: an ongoing debate?

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