Repositories Support Project
The work of the RSP in supporting repository
development in the UK
Jackie Wickham
Open Access Adviser and Project Coordinator
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Outline
Growth in repositories
The RSP team
RSP Project - objectives
Examples of what we do
Statistics on UK repositories
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Growth in repositories
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Proportion of repositories
by country
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The RSP team
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Project history
- Initially a 2.5 year JISC funded project
 September 2006 – March 2009
 Lead Institution – University of Nottingham
 Partner Institutions – University of Southampton,
Aberystwyth University, Digital Curation Centre
(University of Edinburgh), UKOLN (University of
Bath).
- Second phase April 2009 – July 2012
• University of Nottingham
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RSP Aims
• More…
repositories
content
Support repositories to be fit for purpose,
Standardised and Sustainable
re-use of
content
use of content
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Challenges for UK repositories
• Content – full text, not just metadata
• Other types of content – especially research
data
• Reporting on research – REF
• Reporting on compliance with funders
requirements
• Integrating the repository with other
university systems – research publications
systems
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The RSP Offers…
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University of Nottingham
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Conferences
Skills
Training
Residential
Schools
RSP
Events
Technical
Workshops
Webinars
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98% rate RSP events as
Very Good or Good
Overall Rating
%
Very Good
64%
Good
34%
Medium
2%
Poor
0%
Very poor
0%
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This has to have been one of the best work-related
courses I've attended. Not only do I feel that I have
taken on board an enormous amount of information
that is directly relevant to my job - and intellectually
stimulating to boot - but I feel I have made contact
with a supportive network of colleagues. All this,
perfectly organised, and a faultless, fabulous
environment, too. Outstanding. Thank you!
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The RSP evolves
“It’s interesting to see how the content of RSP
training and events has evolved as the
repository community has matured in the UK. I
came along to the Winter School as a speaker
but didn’t expect that I’d learn anything new. In
fact, it’s been really valuable and stimulating
and I’ve learned a lot”
William Nixon, University of Glasgow, Speaker
at the Winter School, 9th – 11th February 2011
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Events content
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Case Study
University of Dundee
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State of the Nation Survey
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75 responses
Summer 2011 – updated November 2011
58% use Eprints and 27% use Dspace
Mediated deposit – Fully 21%, Partially = 51%,
Varies = 24%, None = 4%
• Preservation policy – 55% yes and 45% no
• http://www.rsp.ac.uk/pmwiki/index.php?n=Institutions.Summary
• http://www.rsp.ac.uk/pmwiki/index.php?n=Institutions.HomePage
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State of the nation survey
• 24% full text only – 100% full text
• 76% accept metadata only records - 29.85%
full text
• 41% have institutional mandate
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State of the nation survey
• Lead responsibility for the repository – 86%
library
• Integration with research management
systems
Already integrated
16%
Implementing integration
30%
Integration planned
29%
No plans
25%
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Thank you
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Jackie Wickham
Jacqueline.wickham@nottingham.ac.uk
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Links
• Centre for Research Communications
http://crc.nottingham.ac.uk
• Repositories Support Project www.rsp.ac.uk
• RoMEO www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/
• JULIET www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/
• OpenDoar www.opendoar.org
• JISC www.jisc.ac.uk
• UKCoRR www.ukcorr.org
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