supporting further and higher education eprints software roundtable 23 rd june 2004

Supporting further and higher education

Eprints Software Roundtable

23rd June 2004

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Background

• Origins in ??? project within eLib Programme

• Expanded use since then, both nationally and internationally

• Big influence on open access movement

• Inspiration for similar systems

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The FAIR Programme

• Focus on Access to Institutional Resources

• Investigating the deposit and disclosure of institutional resources– includes research outputs

• e-prints and e-theses

• Additional funding for Eprints provided at start of FAIR Programme– Five projects using Eprints software at over

20 institutions– Funding expires September 2004

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Software Developments within JISC

• Many projects produce software• JISC is not a software house

– Funds what is required to serve JISC’s needs, i.e., nationally-focused

– Limited resources for long-term commitment

• Variety of routes used by projects– OSS– Commercial– Partnership– Project-funding

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Requirements for Eprints

• Underlying points to address to inform future development– What is Eprints?– Who are its stakeholders?– What is it used for?– What is its competition?

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Issues

• Technical development path– Is current architecture/platform the most

appropriate?

• Skills sets required– How to facilitate institutional/organisational

take-up

• Eprints in the context of the wider role of repositories

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Roundtable and the Future

• Today is an opportunity to feed in ideas• Responsibility and ownership• Thank you for coming!

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Thank you

Chris AwreJISC Programme Manager

c.awre@jisc.ac.ukhttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/people_awre_c.html