More than 20% growth in Eprints Archives Stevan Harnad 18 Nov 2005 17:06 UTC
** Apologies for Cross Posting ** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:43:44 -0500 From: Timothy Miles-Board <tmb AT ecs soton ac uk> Reply-To: American Scientist Open Access Forum <AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM@LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG> 20% GROWTH IN EPRINTS ARCHIVES The free GNU Eprints.org software is the first Open Access Institutional Rpository software, and the most widely used worldwide. The number of EPrints-based archives now stands at 195, an increase of 22% from the 160 in existence 2 months ago. A list of the new sites is provided at the end of this email. http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php?action=browse#version Eprints is continuously upgraded in accordance with the expressed needs of the worldwide EPrints user community - the longest-standing usership of any archive software - as well as the evolving needs of the even larger global Open Access community. Recent features include: - RSS feeds of latest research outputs from individuals, groups and institutions - HTTPS support - Default metadata set designed by librarians - Custom search forms - Maximises Open Access (OAI is enabled by default and automatically configured) and is designed to support Google searching - Generate HTML bibliography fragments for including up-to-date publication lists on web pages and portals - Easy mechanisms for research reporting Upcoming features: - Output plugins (BibTex, XML etc.) - Customisable submission workflow - Support for Research Assessment processes http://irra.eprints.org/ Core features: - Stand alone, out of the box - Host multiple archives on one physical server - Designed by researchers (who understand the tasks, OA needs and motivations of researchers) - Email alerts - Scripting API - Comprehensive customisation - Multi-language support Download EPrints for free from http://www.eprints.org/software/ LAUNCH OF EPRINTS SERVICES In order to help sustain the continued growth of EPrints in the future, a new initiative, EPrints Services, has been launched. http://www.eprints.org/services/ EPrints Services offers: * Training for librarians, managers and technical personnel (next event: 18th-20th January 2006) http://www.eprints.org/services/training/ * Advice on OA and IR policy matters The institutional policy created by the EPrints team is recommended by the UK Select Committee, Berlin 3, and Research Councils UK. * Hosting and maintenance * Technical Support * Customisation and bespoke development ALL revenue generated by EPrints Services is being used to fund the continued development of EPrints as a free resource for all. Timothy Miles-Board EPrints Services University of Southampton, UK http://www.eprints.org/services/ ASSC publications (other) http://eprints.assc.caltech.edu/ Caltech Archives Finding Aids Online (institutional) http://findingaids.library.caltech.edu/ Caltech CODA Binary Large Objects and Supplements (institutional) http://caltechblob.library.caltech.edu/ D-Drive Document Server (institutional) http://locutus.cs.dal.ca:8088/ Dryden Technical Reports Server (institutional) http://dtrs.dfrc.nasa.gov/ e-archive - part of elearning tools (other) http://inca03.rz.fh-offenburg.de/ eBooks der ULB Darmstadt (other) http://ebooks.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/ Engineering and Science Online (institutional) http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/ ePrints@ADE (subject) http://ardb4.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/ Epsilon Test and Demo Archive (demonstration) http://test-epsilon.slu.se/ Examensarbeten Högskolan Kristianstad (theses) http://eprints.bibl.hkr.se/ HTP Prints - Welcome to the History & Theory of Psychology Eprint Archive (institutional) http://eprints.yorku.ca/ ICTP Open Access Archive (subject) http://eprints.ictp.it/ Iowa Publications Online (other) http://publications.iowa.gov/ ISU Electrical and Computer Engineering Archives (institutional) http://archives.ece.iastate.edu/ Lancaster E-Prints (institutional) http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/ Marine & Ocean Sciences ePrints @ Plymouth (subject) http://sabella.mba.ac.uk/ Mathematics in Industry (subject) http://www.maths-in-industry.org/ MuLF Eprints: Berlin Centre for Multimedia in Education and Research (other) http://prints.mulf.tu-berlin.de/ National University of Singapore Library (institutional) http://etd.nus.edu.sg/ Sidewalk Repository (other) http://sipubs.dlib.vt.edu:9090/ Swedish Institute of Computer Science Publications Database (institutional) http://eprints.sics.se/ The Atlantic Canada Portal E-Print Repository (subject) http://atlanticportal.hil.unb.ca:8000/ TrustSoft Publications (other) http://trustsoft.uni-oldenburg.de:19080/ University of Birmingham: ePapers (institutional) http://www.epapers.bham.ac.uk/ University of Birmingham: eTheses (theses) http://www.etheses.bham.ac.uk/ University of Pittsburgh Minority Health Archive (institutional) http://minority-health.pitt.edu/ University of Pittsburgh: Clinical Aphasiology (institutional) http://aphasiology.pitt.edu/ University of Portsmouth Eprints Archive (institutional) http://eprints.libr.port.ac.uk/ University of Sheffield: Department of Computer Science Archive (institutional) http://publications.dcs.shef.ac.uk/ University of Strathclyde (institutional) http://strathprints.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/ Verkehrsmodelle (other) http://modelle.clearingstelle-verkehr.de/ Virginia Tech Digital Library Research Laboratory Publications (institutional) http://pubs.dlib.vt.edu:9090/ Weburb Brief (other) http://papers.weburb.org/ http://brief.weburb.dk/