Increasing the impact of publications: self-archiving and

eScholar

Dr Phil Butler, Steve McIndoe,

Samantha Aston

The University of ManchesterResearch Staff Conference, 11th May 2010

What is self-archiving?

“Self-archiving involves … depositing a free copy of a digital document ... in the author’s institutional repository ...”

What is an institutional repository?

Manchester eScholar is … a locus for individuals to manage, disseminate and share their scholarly work

Manchester eScholar is … a place to store and preserve intellectual assets

Manchester eScholar is … a catalogue of research outputs

Technology

a. sustainable, scaleable storage ~15,000 items per year

b. future-sensitive e.g. primary research data

c. metadata + full-text

d. indefinite preservation

Dissemination

a. search engines

b. faculty, school, personal websites

c. richer content

Why self-archive?

• more dissemination and sharing of scholarly work

Self-archiving in Manchester eScholar means ...

Why self-archive?

• more dissemination and sharing of scholarly work

• better storage and preservation of intellectual assets

Self-archiving in Manchester eScholar means ...

Why self-archive?

• more dissemination and sharing of scholarly work

• better storage and preservation of intellectual assets

• easier cataloguing of research outputs

Self-archiving in Manchester eScholar means ...

Why self-archive?

Self-archiving in Manchester eScholar means ...

easier access,better usage,

greater impact of your research ...

There are risks … many are myths

• open access

Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ...

There are risks … many are myths

• open access• less peer review

Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ...

There are risks … many are myths

• open access• less peer review• more piracy

Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ...

There are risks … many are myths

• open access• less peer review• more piracy• more work

Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ...

There are risks … many are myths

• open access• less peer review• more piracy• more work• more SPAM

Self-archiving DOES NOT mean ...

What are your self-archiving options?

Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended)

Option 2. Key metadata Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadataOption 4. Option 2 + full-text

pre-peer review (draft), post-peer review (non-publishers document), post-peer review (publishers document)

Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

What are your self-archiving options?

Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended)

Option 2. Key metadata Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadataOption 4. Option 2 + full-text

pre-peer review (draft), post-peer review (non-publishers document), post-peer review (publishers document)

Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

What are your self-archiving options?

Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended)

Option 2. Key metadata Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadataOption 4. Option 2 + full-text

pre-peer review (draft), post-peer review (non-publishers document), post-peer review (publishers document)

Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

What are your self-archiving options?

Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended)

Option 2. Key metadata Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadataOption 4. Option 2 + full-text

pre-peer review (draft), post-peer review (non-publishers document), post-peer review (publishers document)

Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

What are your self-archiving options?

Option 1. Lite-cite submission (not recommended)

Option 2. Key metadata Option 3. Option 2 + supplementary metadataOption 4. Option 2 + full-text

pre-peer review (draft), post-peer review (non-publishers document), post-peer review (publishers document)

Option 5. Option 2 + supplementary files

Who wants you to self-archive?

• Many of your colleagues in rival institutions

• Most UK research councils

• The University• Who doesn’t want

you to self-archive?

Manchester 2015

Goal Two – World Class Research

“… among 25 strongest research universities … on commonly accepted criteria …”

Manchester research is under threat - ARWU Aug 09 [http://www.arwu.org]

Manchester research is under threat - ARWU Aug 09 [http://www.arwu.org]

Southampton University – ranked 25th in the World, 3rd in the UK

RPE, REF

The self-archiving effect – an individual’s experience, Ray L Frost, QUT

The self-archiving effect – an individual’s experience, Ray L Frost, QUT

Manchester eScholar - evolving services

• Electronic theses• Content search,

display and reporting services

• Post RPE’09 improvements

• Metadata curation and enhancement

Questions?

www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar

Drivers and barriers to self-archiving: an ongoing debate?