Using the University's repository
Bill HubbardSHERPA Manager
Nottingham ePrints
• first institutional repository in the country• recently been upgraded• open to any staff member• takes in material from any discipline• part of the linked global network of nearly
1100 repositories• http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk
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• Imperial College• King's College London• Lancaster University• University of Leeds• University of Leicester• University of Liverpool• Loughborough University• LSE• University of Manchester• University of Newcastle• University of Nottingham• University of Oxford• Queen Mary
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Using Nottingham ePrints
• deposit is supplementary to publication• gives OA benefits of increased visibility
and accessibility• no charge for use• quick to deposit• assistance is available from SHERPA team• satisfies most funders’ OA mandates
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Depositing material
• individuals can register and deposit their own material themselves
• departments or schools can set up local assistance
• SHERPA team is available to facilitate the process or setting up a local service
Beyond access
• provides persistent URLs for material• can feed departmental webpages• persistent record of departmental research• provide statistics of most popular
downloads• possible eventual use in RAE-like analysis
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Summary
• Nottingham ePrints is available for all staff • The SHERPA team is happy to give advice
on any issues and assistance in using the repository
Deposit Process . . .
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Browsing . . .
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