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04/18/23 Lars Björnshauge 1
The Next Generation of IRs – enabling closer cooperation
& networkingInternational Workshop on
institutional repositories and enhanced and alternative metrics
of publication impact20-21 February 2006, Berlin,
Humboldt University
Lars Björnshauge, Lund University
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The Current Situation
• Development & implementation of IRs are spreading rapidly in– Universities– University colleges– Research Centers– etc.
• But ….
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Still early days!!
• From the beginning: an additional channel for dissemination of publications– To get more visibility– To get higher impact
• Often initiated by committed researchers & librarians
• To a large extent still to be labelled as experiments
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The ”Open Access Movement”
• Inceased attention to the open access issue from researchers, decision makers, funding bodies– Declarations (e.g. Budapast,
Berlin)– Recommendations & Mandates
(e.g. Wellcome Trust, CERN)
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The ”Open Access Movement”
• Declarations and mandates generates increased attention to the OA-publishing & dissemination channels (incl. IRs)
• Means: serious business!
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More stakeholders
• Internal stakeholders• External stakholders
• When more stakeholders enter the scene new needs and demands are emerging
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Internal stakeholders:
• Authors, departments, faculties
• Research management• Information department• Legal department• Archive• Library
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Numerous purposes
• Not only dissemination but as well:– Record of the institutional output– Annual Report– Research assessment– Taylored Author CVs
• Putting new demands on IR-managers
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Professionalization
• When IR move upwards on the institutional agenda certain issues become more important:– Costs, – Efficiency, – Accountability, – Sustainability
• Push towards Professionalization!
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External stakeholders
• Research funders demand– Quality– Figures– Metrics
• Potential service providers want– Quality– Uniformity
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Moving from experiment to service means:
• Ability to comply with standards• Ability to provide effective
workflows• Ability to provide long term
availability• Ability to provide consultancy• Ability to provide figures• Ability to provide not only