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RAE Publications: Reflections on the University of Edinburgh Experience

RAE Publications: Reflections on the University of Edinburgh Experience. John MacColl Edinburgh University Library. RAE2001  RAE2008 Progress?. DSpace  Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA) Romantic fantasies …. Sufficient to attract some ££. ERA can do it! No bitstreams. ERA. RAE.

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RAE Publications: Reflections on the University of Edinburgh Experience

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  1. RAE Publications: Reflections on the University of Edinburgh Experience John MacColl Edinburgh University Library

  2. RAE2001 •  • RAE2008 • Progress?

  3. DSpace •  • Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA) • Romantic fantasies …. • Sufficient to attract some ££

  4. ERA can do it! • No bitstreams ERA RAE ERA RAE

  5. MIS •  • Data Warehouse • MyEd • RAE channel • Privileged views • Data Warehouse + RAE-PR

  6. Migrations and mergers • Hard work of liaison • Need to gain trust • Mock RAEs • Compromise where necessary • Metadata in our favour

  7. RAE-PR faces in 4 directions • ERA • School databases • Bristol • ZETOC

  8. Research assessment here to stay • A ‘quality pump’ but leads to bad behaviour • Winning is everything • Mourinho, Ferguson, Wenger …

  9. Institutional repository = • Institutional repository functions (growing) • open access full-text research materials • open access learning objects • open access records of the research output of the institution • closed-access full-text archival documents • closed-access full-text high-impact research materials (‘cream of research’)

  10. ‘Cream of research’ = IRRA solutions • Publishers not ready • Objectless metadata • Is common sense on the horizon? • Routine assessment and funding adjustments?

  11. ‘Cream of research’ •  • More self-archiving • Virtuous circle • Always look on the bright side!

  12. Thank you!

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