jodie double (univ. leeds) – reposit

end of project:in brief…. 6+ minutes

Jodie Doublej.l.double@leeds.ac.ukhttp://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/

Repository Fringe 2011 3-5 August

http://www.jiscreposit.blogspot.com

overview

increase engagement with repositories by simplifying the method of deposit

goals

• Increased engagement with repositories• Increase in deposit numbers• Understand if connected systems have impact• More users engaging with the system • Shared advocacy tools• Community building

the recipe…

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Find: 5 HEI partners + 1 commercial partner Mix in: 1 RMS with 5 different implementations Sprinkle on top: Agreed aims Bake with JISC funding

Exeter/Plymouth 

Keele  

Leeds 

Queen Mary  

ERICPearl

Keele Repository

White Rose Online

QMRO

the landscape…

Leeds  and Queen Mary (production)

Exeter/Plymouth (implementation) 

Keele (pilot)  

the stage…

stakeholders?

• Researchers• Institutional Directorate• Research Office• Research Manager• Research Administrators• IT People• Library People

?

365+• Increased engagement with repositories• Increase in deposit numbers• Understand if connected systems have impact• More users engaging with the system • Shared advocacy tools• Community building

goals (July 2010)

one year on…• Set up and use of project blog• Google Group• Slide deck template (CC licence)• RePosit logo• Other advocacy materials (CC licence)• Advocacy plans for each HEI partner• Survey• Dissemination events

• exponential uptake and deposit?• seamlessly functioning systems?

community resources• All the messages*• One library of re-usable/editable content• Open access

* That we could think of!

is life different with a connector?

• How to deposit• Who deposits• Where they deposit

Focusing on the benefits

• Additional step, not a separate activity• Emphasis on how quick & easy it is• Do it all in one location• One login required• It’s simpler, fewer stages involved?

Focusing on the benefits (2)• Upload your content into [name of repository] via [name of CRIS]

tag lines

• One place, one deposit

• Deposit your scholarly research, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…

• + more

Familiar recipe?

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• Open Access message is the same• A lot of similarities with repository advocacy• Significant additional information from systems• To talk or not to talk about systems?• Finding the ‘hook’

have numbers increased?

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• yes, maybe, it depends?+

carrot

or

stick ????

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lessons…

• £100 Amazon gift vouchers = responses• technology is the “easy” part you still have to deal with people• same game different tools• if you build it will they come? Or go to where they are building?

How Can You Help?

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