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

Russell and 1994 Groups• University of Bath• Birkbeck• University of Birmingham• University of Bristol• University of Cambridge• Cardiff University• University of Durham• University of East Anglia• University of Edinburgh• University of Essex• University of Exeter• University of Glasgow• Goldsmiths

• Queen’s University• University of Reading• Royal Holloway• University of St Andrews• University of Sheffield• SOAS• University of Southampton• University of Surrey• University of Sussex• University of Warwick• UCL• University of York

• 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

BBSRC Publications Policy

BBSRC Data Policy

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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

• bill.hubbard@nottingham.ac.uk

Deposit Process . . .

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Browsing . . .

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Faculty of Medicine and Health Science

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