An open repository or open-access repository is a digital platform that holds research output and provides free, immediate and permanent access to research results for anyone to use, download and distribute. To facilitate
open access
Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre o ...
such repositories must be
interoperable according to the
Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH).
Search engines harvest the content of open access repositories, constructing a database of worldwide, free of charge available research.
Open-access repositories, such as an
institutional repository or
disciplinary repository, provide free access to research for users outside the institutional community and are one of the recommended ways to achieve the
open access
Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre o ...
vision described in the
Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. This is sometimes referred to as the
self-archiving or "green" route to open access.
Benefits
The benefits of open-access repositories are:
* Opening up outputs of the institution to a worldwide audience;
* Maximizing the visibility and impact of these outputs as a result;
* Showcasing the institution to interested constituencies – prospective staff, prospective students and other stakeholders;
* Collecting and curating digital output;
* Managing and measuring research and teaching activities;
* Providing a workspace for work-in-progress, and for collaborative or large-scale projects;
* Enabling and encouraging interdisciplinary approaches to research;
* Facilitating the development and sharing of digital teaching materials and aids, and
* Supporting student endeavours, providing access to theses and dissertations and a location for the development of e-portfolios.
Software
The most frequently used repository software for open repositories according to
OpenDOAR are
Digital Commons,
DSpace and
EPrints.
Other examples are
arXiv
arXiv (pronounced " archive"—the X represents the Greek letter chi ⟨χ⟩) is an open-access repository of electronic preprints and postprints (known as e-prints) approved for posting after moderation, but not peer review. It consists o ...
,
bioRxiv,
Dryad,
Figshare,
Open Science Framework,
Samvera,
Ubiquity Repositories
Ubiquity is a synonym for omnipresence, the property of being present everywhere.
Ubiquity may also refer to:
* Ubiquity (software), a simple graphical installer made for the Ubuntu operating system
* Ubiquity (Firefox), an experimental extensio ...
and
invenio (solution used by
Zenodo.
See also
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CORE (research service)
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Current research information system
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Digital library
A digital library, also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, or a digital collection is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital ...
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Digital Assets Repository – at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt
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Library publishing
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Open-access archives
Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre o ...
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Open access around the world
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ROARMAP
References
External links
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Open repositories
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Online archives
Open access (publishing)
Communication
Academic publishing
Research