SPARC Institutional Repository Checklist & Resource Guide
by Raym Crowe
http://www.arl.org/sparc/IR/IR_Guide.html
Posted to
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/fosblog.html
by Peter Suber at 5:31 PM.
Excerpts:
"Institutional repositories complement existing metrics for
gauging institutional productivity and prestige. Where this
increased visibility reflects a high quality of scholarship,
this demonstration of value can translate into tangible benefits,
including the funding -- from both public and private sources
-- that derives in part from an institution's status and reputation."
"While gaining credit for professional advancement is a key motivation
for academic publishing, the primary reason is communicating with
others about their research and contributing to the advancement
of knowledge in their field. The principal author benefit
of participating in an institutional repository [is] enhanced
professional visibility... This visibility and awareness is driven
by both broader access and increased use."
"No library can afford a subscription to every possible journal,
rendering much of the research literature inaccessible to many of an
institution's researchers. Interoperability protocols and standards,
when applied to institutional repositories, create the potential for a
global network of cross-searchable research information. By design,
networked open access repositories lower access barriers and offer
the widest possible dissemination of a scholar's work."
"A related author benefit derives from the increased article impact
that open access papers experience compared to their offline,
fee-based counterparts, whether print or electronic. Research has
demonstrated that, with appropriate indexing and search mechanisms in
place, open access online articles have appreciably higher citation
rates than traditionally published articles. This type of visibility
and awareness bodes well for both the individual author and for the
author's host institution."
Received on Sat Feb 01 2003 - 01:21:58 GMT