Library
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/386
2024-03-28T22:46:14Z
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St Andrews evaluation templates for publisher agreements and open access initiatives
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/28319
Following the excellent example of the University of Salford at UKSG in 2019, we began using an evaluation template for publishers’ journal agreements. Using the template, evaluation is undertaken by a cross-Library group with representatives from Academic Liaison (collection development/subject knowledge); Acquisitions & E-resources (usage/costs); Open Research (publishing history/funder compliance/OA policies); and the Deputy Director (budget approvals/Library strategy).
This approach has been further developed to consider elements of a range of initiatives, including new publishing models such as Subscribe2Open, open infrastructures, collective action, and community frameworks which support OA. A new template has been designed to challenge our thinking and provide a clear analysis of how each model meets our underlying strategy. The detailed questions make sure we can identify the benefits, risks and costs involved.
2023-09-01T00:00:00Z
University of St Andrews Library
Following the excellent example of the University of Salford at UKSG in 2019, we began using an evaluation template for publishers’ journal agreements. Using the template, evaluation is undertaken by a cross-Library group with representatives from Academic Liaison (collection development/subject knowledge); Acquisitions & E-resources (usage/costs); Open Research (publishing history/funder compliance/OA policies); and the Deputy Director (budget approvals/Library strategy).
This approach has been further developed to consider elements of a range of initiatives, including new publishing models such as Subscribe2Open, open infrastructures, collective action, and community frameworks which support OA. A new template has been designed to challenge our thinking and provide a clear analysis of how each model meets our underlying strategy. The detailed questions make sure we can identify the benefits, risks and costs involved.
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University of St Andrews APC data 2018-2019
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/17808
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) OA Block Grant, Charity Open Access Fund (COAF), and from a small Library OA Fund (LOAF). The data covers the reporting period for RCUK from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, and the transactions from COAF and LOAF during the same period. Except for COAF, OA funding was limited to fully OA journals only, in order to stay within budget limits.
2019-05-31T00:00:00Z
University of St Andrews. Library
Proven, Jackie
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) OA Block Grant, Charity Open Access Fund (COAF), and from a small Library OA Fund (LOAF). The data covers the reporting period for RCUK from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, and the transactions from COAF and LOAF during the same period. Except for COAF, OA funding was limited to fully OA journals only, in order to stay within budget limits.
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University of St Andrews APC data 2017-2018
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/13334
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the Research Councils UK (RCUK) OA Block Grant, Charity Open Access Fund (COAF), and from a small Library OA Fund (LOAF). The data covers the reporting period for RCUK from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, and the transactions from COAF and LOAF during the same period.
The Library OA Fund is limited to fully OA journals only, where researchers have no other source of funds to pay APCs. In November 2017 the University also limited APCs from RCUK funds to fully OA journals only, in order to stay within funding limits.
2018-05-14T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
University of St Andrews. Library
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the Research Councils UK (RCUK) OA Block Grant, Charity Open Access Fund (COAF), and from a small Library OA Fund (LOAF). The data covers the reporting period for RCUK from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, and the transactions from COAF and LOAF during the same period.
The Library OA Fund is limited to fully OA journals only, where researchers have no other source of funds to pay APCs. In November 2017 the University also limited APCs from RCUK funds to fully OA journals only, in order to stay within funding limits.
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University of St Andrews APC data 2016-2017
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/12827
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the Research Councils UK (RCUK) OA Block Grant, Charity Open Access Fund (COAF), and from a small Library OA Fund.
The data covers the new reporting period* for RCUK from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, and the transactions from COAF and LOAF during the same period. The Library OA Fund is limited to fully OA journals only, where researchers have no other source of funds to pay APCs.
(*The previous reporting period was Aug-July so this data overlaps with previous year's data)
2018-03-01T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
University of St Andrews. Library
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the Research Councils UK (RCUK) OA Block Grant, Charity Open Access Fund (COAF), and from a small Library OA Fund.
The data covers the new reporting period* for RCUK from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, and the transactions from COAF and LOAF during the same period. The Library OA Fund is limited to fully OA journals only, where researchers have no other source of funds to pay APCs.
(*The previous reporting period was Aug-July so this data overlaps with previous year's data)
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University of St Andrews APC data 2015-2016
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/9969
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the Research Councils UK (RCUK) OA Block Grant, Charity Open Access Fund (COAF), and from a small Library OA Fund.
The data covers the reporting period for RCUK from 1 Aug 2015 to 31 July 2016, and the transactions from COAF and LOAF during the same period. The Library OA Fund is limited to fully OA journals only, where researchers have no other source of funds to pay APCs.
2016-11-29T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
University of St Andrews. Library
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the Research Councils UK (RCUK) OA Block Grant, Charity Open Access Fund (COAF), and from a small Library OA Fund.
The data covers the reporting period for RCUK from 1 Aug 2015 to 31 July 2016, and the transactions from COAF and LOAF during the same period. The Library OA Fund is limited to fully OA journals only, where researchers have no other source of funds to pay APCs.
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University of St Andrews APC data 2014-2015
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/9968
This spreadsheet contains details of article processing charges (APCs) paid by the University of St Andrews from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015. The data is being collected as part of Jisc's APC data collection project to address the Total Cost of Ownership of scholarly communication (https://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Jisc-Monitor/APC-data-collection/).
2015-08-18T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
University of St Andrews. Library
This spreadsheet contains details of article processing charges (APCs) paid by the University of St Andrews from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015. The data is being collected as part of Jisc's APC data collection project to address the Total Cost of Ownership of scholarly communication (https://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Jisc-Monitor/APC-data-collection/).
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University of St Andrews APC data 2013-2014
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/9967
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the RCUK and Wellcome Trust Block Grants, and from a small Library OA fund.
The reporting period for RCUK compliance purposes is 1 April 2013 to 31 July 2014. The reporting period for Wellcome Trust begins in Oct, so APCs from this fund cover a partial year. The Library OA Fund is limited to fully OA journals only, and was available from July 2013.
Notes are provided in the worksheets to clarify details on APCs and licences.
2014-08-25T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
University of St Andrews. Library
This spreadsheet lists the publication level data which details how the University of St Andrews has spent centrally managed Open Access (OA) funds. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are reported from the RCUK and Wellcome Trust Block Grants, and from a small Library OA fund.
The reporting period for RCUK compliance purposes is 1 April 2013 to 31 July 2014. The reporting period for Wellcome Trust begins in Oct, so APCs from this fund cover a partial year. The Library OA Fund is limited to fully OA journals only, and was available from July 2013.
Notes are provided in the worksheets to clarify details on APCs and licences.
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LOCH Pathfinder project: St Andrews Library Open Access Fund: business case and criteria
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/8504
This short report describes the case for a small institutional fund to support open access publishing at the University of St Andrews. The background to the fund is an institutional commitment to ensuring the widest possible access to its research, and a belief that researchers should be free to choose the most suitable venue for their work. If an author decides that a fully open access journal is the best venue for their work, we do not want there to be any barriers to publishing. The University Library therefore proposed a model where researchers could apply for funds specifically when they wish to publish in a journal which is only available in open access form and which requires payment of a publishing fee. The report describes how the fund operates, and its ultimate aim to encourage and support a transition to open access
that is sustainable and achievable.
2016-03-28T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
This short report describes the case for a small institutional fund to support open access publishing at the University of St Andrews. The background to the fund is an institutional commitment to ensuring the widest possible access to its research, and a belief that researchers should be free to choose the most suitable venue for their work. If an author decides that a fully open access journal is the best venue for their work, we do not want there to be any barriers to publishing. The University Library therefore proposed a model where researchers could apply for funds specifically when they wish to publish in a journal which is only available in open access form and which requires payment of a publishing fee. The report describes how the fund operates, and its ultimate aim to encourage and support a transition to open access
that is sustainable and achievable.
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RCUK policy on open access: University of St Andrews compliance report 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/7810
This is the second Open Access compliance report produced for RCUK by the University of St Andrews. In April 2013, the revised Research Councils UK (RCUK) policy on Open Access came into effect; it applies to the publication of peer-reviewed research articles that acknowledge funding from the UK’s Research Councils that are submitted for publication from 1st April 2013, and which are published in journals or conference proceedings. As required by RCUK this second compliance report was produced in October 2015 to help RCUK understand how the University of St Andrews is progressing on implementing the Open Access policy.
2015-11-17T00:00:00Z
University of St Andrews. Library
Proven, Jackie
This is the second Open Access compliance report produced for RCUK by the University of St Andrews. In April 2013, the revised Research Councils UK (RCUK) policy on Open Access came into effect; it applies to the publication of peer-reviewed research articles that acknowledge funding from the UK’s Research Councils that are submitted for publication from 1st April 2013, and which are published in journals or conference proceedings. As required by RCUK this second compliance report was produced in October 2015 to help RCUK understand how the University of St Andrews is progressing on implementing the Open Access policy.
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Lean workshop: presentations by members of the University of St Andrews Library and Jenny Bremner from Macquarie University Library
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/7622
These presentations were given as part of a Lean workshop on 29th July 2015 at the University of St Andrews, organised by the University of St Andrews Library and the Lean team. The Lean team work with teams within the University to increase organisational efficiency, and promote an ethos of continual improvement. Jenny Bremner, Quality and Planning Manager for Macquarie University Library in Australia, was invited to hear from four members of the University Library about their experience participating in Lean exercises.
Cataloguing Lean Project (Anne Wilcox); Lean Experiences – Shelving and Collections (Helen Faulds); Physical Access to Special Collections Material (Moira Mackenzie); A year in the life of Open Access support: choosing LEAN and continuous improvement (Jackie Proven)
2015-10-06T00:00:00Z
Wilcox, Anne
Faulds, Helen
Mackenzie, Moira
Proven, Jackie
These presentations were given as part of a Lean workshop on 29th July 2015 at the University of St Andrews, organised by the University of St Andrews Library and the Lean team. The Lean team work with teams within the University to increase organisational efficiency, and promote an ethos of continual improvement. Jenny Bremner, Quality and Planning Manager for Macquarie University Library in Australia, was invited to hear from four members of the University Library about their experience participating in Lean exercises.
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LOCH Pathfinder project: REF monitoring email templates
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/7506
The Open Access support team at University of St Andrews Library uses email templates to contact researchers about the HEFCE Open Access policy for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF). The new policy will require publications to be deposited in a repository on acceptance, and the University expects researchers to follow the requirements as soon as possible. Emails are tailored for specific circumstances in order to support researchers in using Pure to comply with the policy. The templates were developed as part of a strategy to use a simple key message of "deposit on acceptance - the Library will do the rest".
As part of the LOCH project work we reviewed the content of our emails and refined our underlying workflows. This was presented for discussion at the OAGP event on 27 June 2016.
2015-09-18T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
Bryce, Michael
Brady, Kyle
The Open Access support team at University of St Andrews Library uses email templates to contact researchers about the HEFCE Open Access policy for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF). The new policy will require publications to be deposited in a repository on acceptance, and the University expects researchers to follow the requirements as soon as possible. Emails are tailored for specific circumstances in order to support researchers in using Pure to comply with the policy. The templates were developed as part of a strategy to use a simple key message of "deposit on acceptance - the Library will do the rest".
As part of the LOCH project work we reviewed the content of our emails and refined our underlying workflows. This was presented for discussion at the OAGP event on 27 June 2016.
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Lessons in OA Compliance for HE (LOCH): University of St Andrews Case study
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6942
This is a presentation given at a workshop entitled 'Open Access: A Good Practice Exchange' which took place on the 7th of July 2015. The workshop was organised and delivered by ARMA (The Association of Research Managers and Administrators) and funded by the FOSTER (Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research) initiative which aims to embed open access and open science into the workflows of EU researchers. The main aim of the workshop was to equip research managers with a range of tools to promote open access. The workshop also aimed to provide strategies to monitor researcher engagement, as well as compliance with funding bodies and the open access policy for the post-2014 REF. The University of St Andrews Library was invited to share an update on ongoing efforts to promote open access across the University, with specific regard to the LOCH project (Lessons in Open Access Compliance for Higher Education).
2015-07-07T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
This is a presentation given at a workshop entitled 'Open Access: A Good Practice Exchange' which took place on the 7th of July 2015. The workshop was organised and delivered by ARMA (The Association of Research Managers and Administrators) and funded by the FOSTER (Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research) initiative which aims to embed open access and open science into the workflows of EU researchers. The main aim of the workshop was to equip research managers with a range of tools to promote open access. The workshop also aimed to provide strategies to monitor researcher engagement, as well as compliance with funding bodies and the open access policy for the post-2014 REF. The University of St Andrews Library was invited to share an update on ongoing efforts to promote open access across the University, with specific regard to the LOCH project (Lessons in Open Access Compliance for Higher Education).
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The emerging role of institutional CRIS in facilitating Open Scholarship
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6867
Presented at LIBER 2015 24-26 June, London. This paper and presentation describe the evolution of institutional CRIS (Current Research Information Systems) from their traditional role as a tool managed by the Research Office to manage and assess research towards more widespread uses within institutions, in particular within the Library, to facilitate Open
Science. Open Science or Scholarship is one of the hottest topics around. Organisations and funders from the G8 down stress the importance of openness in driving everything from global innovation through to more accountable governance; not to mention the more direct possibility that non-compliance could result in grant income drying up for individual researchers. It focuses on the UK, using St Andrews as a detailed example, describing the organisational,
procedural and technological responses to this ‘open by default’ agenda, and why and how the Library is taking a leading role in these changes.
2015-06-24T00:00:00Z
Clements, Anna
Proven, Jackie
Presented at LIBER 2015 24-26 June, London. This paper and presentation describe the evolution of institutional CRIS (Current Research Information Systems) from their traditional role as a tool managed by the Research Office to manage and assess research towards more widespread uses within institutions, in particular within the Library, to facilitate Open
Science. Open Science or Scholarship is one of the hottest topics around. Organisations and funders from the G8 down stress the importance of openness in driving everything from global innovation through to more accountable governance; not to mention the more direct possibility that non-compliance could result in grant income drying up for individual researchers. It focuses on the UK, using St Andrews as a detailed example, describing the organisational,
procedural and technological responses to this ‘open by default’ agenda, and why and how the Library is taking a leading role in these changes.
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RCUK Policy on Open Access | Call for Evidence Report to Research Councils UK for the period 1 April 2013 to 31 July 2014 from the University of St Andrews
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6522
Research Councils UK (RCUK) launched its call for evidence in Open Access Review 17 July 2014. In this report we provide evidence of the effectiveness and impact of the RCUK policy with regard to our main role as an HEI. We make some comments on the effect of the policy on different disciplines, and provide some detailed observations on the internal processes within our institution and the practicalities of administering the RCUK block grant. We also comment on the cost of OA publishing. Some associated data is presented in the Appendices section.
2014-09-01T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
Aucock, Janet
Proven, Jackie
Research Councils UK (RCUK) launched its call for evidence in Open Access Review 17 July 2014. In this report we provide evidence of the effectiveness and impact of the RCUK policy with regard to our main role as an HEI. We make some comments on the effect of the policy on different disciplines, and provide some detailed observations on the internal processes within our institution and the practicalities of administering the RCUK block grant. We also comment on the cost of OA publishing. Some associated data is presented in the Appendices section.
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LOCH Pathfinder project: University of St Andrews case study | A year in the life of Open Access support: continuous improvement at University of St Andrews
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6430
This case study is a St Andrews contribution to the 2-year Jisc Pathfinder project Lessons in Open Access Compliance in Higher Education (LOCH), joint with the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt. It describes how St Andrews University Library engaged with the University's Lean change management consultancy service to introduce a streamlined Open Access process to support researchers and the University in meeting Research Excellence Framework compliance. It details key enhancements with the aim of establishing a cycle of continuous quality improvement.
2015-04-03T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
This case study is a St Andrews contribution to the 2-year Jisc Pathfinder project Lessons in Open Access Compliance in Higher Education (LOCH), joint with the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt. It describes how St Andrews University Library engaged with the University's Lean change management consultancy service to introduce a streamlined Open Access process to support researchers and the University in meeting Research Excellence Framework compliance. It details key enhancements with the aim of establishing a cycle of continuous quality improvement.
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Lessons in OA Compliance for HE (LOCH) University of St Andrews Case study
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6300
This is a presentation that was given at FOSTER Open Access: A good practice exchange, in London on the 19th of March 2015. It presents a case study of the efforts ongoing at the University of St Andrews to embed open access compliance, with specific regard to the LOCH project (Lessons in Open Access Compliance for Higher Education).
2015-03-24T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
This is a presentation that was given at FOSTER Open Access: A good practice exchange, in London on the 19th of March 2015. It presents a case study of the efforts ongoing at the University of St Andrews to embed open access compliance, with specific regard to the LOCH project (Lessons in Open Access Compliance for Higher Education).
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Using IRUS-UK to check repository health
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6196
This is a presentation that was given as part of the Joint Information Services Committee (Jisc) Digital Festival (Digifest 2015) 9-10 March, ICC Birmingham. It details the repository infrastructure, history of IRUS-UK implementation and metadata quality. A comparative approach shows the member network promotes learning from peers, involvement in developments, adoption and understanding of metrics, Open Access, sharing common standards and recommends IRUS-compliance for Pure via UK User Group.
2015-03-09T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
This is a presentation that was given as part of the Joint Information Services Committee (Jisc) Digital Festival (Digifest 2015) 9-10 March, ICC Birmingham. It details the repository infrastructure, history of IRUS-UK implementation and metadata quality. A comparative approach shows the member network promotes learning from peers, involvement in developments, adoption and understanding of metrics, Open Access, sharing common standards and recommends IRUS-compliance for Pure via UK User Group.
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Annual report 2013-2014
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6084
The Library's annual report for 2013-2014 highlights the range of activity across the library. The report covers notable new print and electronic acquisitions, events, changes to the library space, support for the preservation and open availability of the University's research outputs and data, and the many other staff activities over the past year.
Publisher PDF
2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
University of St Andrews. Library
The Library's annual report for 2013-2014 highlights the range of activity across the library. The report covers notable new print and electronic acquisitions, events, changes to the library space, support for the preservation and open availability of the University's research outputs and data, and the many other staff activities over the past year.
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Creating open access books: a partnership between a university library and a research centre
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5879
Our e-book story from the University of St Andrews is one of partnership between the University Library and a particular research centre, the St Andrews Centre for French History and Culture. The Library and the editor of the St Andrews Studies in French History and Culture have a close working relationship which enables this series to be made available as open access e-books in the University repository Research@StAndrews:FullText.
Six e-books have already been produced and repository statistics show very healthy usage. Future publications are planned with a regular publication schedule.
In 2010 the Centre began producing a unique series of “midigraphs” which are shorter monographs of 25,000-50,000 words. These are also published in paperback with a limited free print run. Titles are rigorously peer-reviewed and in keeping with the mission of the Centre to “enhance public understanding of the Francophone world”, the publications are free at the point of delivery and come with no charge for consultation, downloading, printing or circulation, either for private use or for educational purposes.
© The Authors 2014. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
Our e-book story from the University of St Andrews is one of partnership between the University Library and a particular research centre, the St Andrews Centre for French History and Culture. The Library and the editor of the St Andrews Studies in French History and Culture have a close working relationship which enables this series to be made available as open access e-books in the University repository Research@StAndrews:FullText.
Six e-books have already been produced and repository statistics show very healthy usage. Future publications are planned with a regular publication schedule.
In 2010 the Centre began producing a unique series of “midigraphs” which are shorter monographs of 25,000-50,000 words. These are also published in paperback with a limited free print run. Titles are rigorously peer-reviewed and in keeping with the mission of the Centre to “enhance public understanding of the Francophone world”, the publications are free at the point of delivery and come with no charge for consultation, downloading, printing or circulation, either for private use or for educational purposes.
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Open Access publishing in the Humanities
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5877
Presentation given as part of the SPARC Europe Open Access in the Humanities Roadshow, St Andrews 26 November 2014 outlining the work of OAPEN, the Directory of Open Access Books and Humanities publishing with particular reference to books.
2014-11-26T00:00:00Z
Eelco, Ferwerda
Presentation given as part of the SPARC Europe Open Access in the Humanities Roadshow, St Andrews 26 November 2014 outlining the work of OAPEN, the Directory of Open Access Books and Humanities publishing with particular reference to books.
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Managing open access (OA) workflows at the University of St Andrews: challenges and Pathfinder solutions
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5665
This article arose out of a presentation given to the UKSG seminar on ‘Managing Open Access: pain points and workflows’. It presents a case study on the workflows in place at the University of St Andrews and how these are developing to meet funder compliance policies and the challenge of the new HEFCE Research Excellence Framework (REF) open access (OA) policy. The case study describes the research environment at St Andrews and in particular the challenges faced and how these may be answered. Since the seminar in May 2014, the Open Access Research Publications Support Team has engaged in a ‘Lean’ exercise to evaluate and streamline workflows within the institution. St Andrews is also now a partner in the LOCH project, one of the Jisc Pathfinder projects. The paper gives an update on recent activities and looks at strategies and practical ideas for improving workflows and removing pain points.
© 2014. Janet Aucock. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use and distribution provided the original author and source are credited.
2014-11-01T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
This article arose out of a presentation given to the UKSG seminar on ‘Managing Open Access: pain points and workflows’. It presents a case study on the workflows in place at the University of St Andrews and how these are developing to meet funder compliance policies and the challenge of the new HEFCE Research Excellence Framework (REF) open access (OA) policy. The case study describes the research environment at St Andrews and in particular the challenges faced and how these may be answered. Since the seminar in May 2014, the Open Access Research Publications Support Team has engaged in a ‘Lean’ exercise to evaluate and streamline workflows within the institution. St Andrews is also now a partner in the LOCH project, one of the Jisc Pathfinder projects. The paper gives an update on recent activities and looks at strategies and practical ideas for improving workflows and removing pain points.
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UKSG Managing Open Access: London | Managing OA: pain points and workflows | University of St Andrews: Case study
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5632
This is the presentation delivered at a seminar in London 20 May 2014 Managing OA: pain points and workflows. Along with other stakeholders, St Andrews presented its case study on the OA model and impact on processes and workflows. The presentation covered the research environment relative to St Andrews, the OA team, actions for Open Access, challenges and the St Andrews wish list/hit list. Further details: http://www.uksg.org/event/OA200514
© 2014. St Andrews.
2014-05-20T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
This is the presentation delivered at a seminar in London 20 May 2014 Managing OA: pain points and workflows. Along with other stakeholders, St Andrews presented its case study on the OA model and impact on processes and workflows. The presentation covered the research environment relative to St Andrews, the OA team, actions for Open Access, challenges and the St Andrews wish list/hit list. Further details: http://www.uksg.org/event/OA200514
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The University Library as Publisher | UKSG Webinar 29 October 2014
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5617
This is the presentation delivered on 29 October 2014 as part of the UK Serials Group-organised webinar The University Library as Publisher lead by St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh. The aim was to share experience about implementation and support for electronic journal hosting services, such as the Open Journals System (OJS) and expand the discussion to University libraries as publishers. It explored several topics: why set up a locally-operated journal? how to set up a journal and the issues surrounding longevity and sustainability of hosted journals. It also described how these services fit in with other Open Access support services. Further details: http://www.uksg.org/libraryaspublisher
© 2014. University of St Andrews
2014-10-29T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
Proven, Jackie
This is the presentation delivered on 29 October 2014 as part of the UK Serials Group-organised webinar The University Library as Publisher lead by St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh. The aim was to share experience about implementation and support for electronic journal hosting services, such as the Open Journals System (OJS) and expand the discussion to University libraries as publishers. It explored several topics: why set up a locally-operated journal? how to set up a journal and the issues surrounding longevity and sustainability of hosted journals. It also described how these services fit in with other Open Access support services. Further details: http://www.uksg.org/libraryaspublisher
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Managing journals: challenges and opportunities [workshop]
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5572
These are presentations given at a workshop titled "Managing Journals: Challenges and Opportunities", which took place on the 23rd of October 2014 in Parliament hall, University of St Andrews. The workshop primarily focussed on the practical issues of setting up and running an Open Access Journal, and was designed to appeal to both students and academic members of staff.
Case Study: Undergraduate-led journal - Ethnographic Encounters (Dr Craig Lind); Undergraduate-led journal - Convocamus (Sam Mellish); How to get started with OJS (Jackie Proven); Alternatives to OJS: pros and cons (Tom Butler)
2014-10-23T00:00:00Z
Lind, Craig
Proven, Jackie
Butler, Tom
Mellish, Sam
These are presentations given at a workshop titled "Managing Journals: Challenges and Opportunities", which took place on the 23rd of October 2014 in Parliament hall, University of St Andrews. The workshop primarily focussed on the practical issues of setting up and running an Open Access Journal, and was designed to appeal to both students and academic members of staff.
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Practical approaches to the implementation of HEFCE OA policy, University of St Andrews: case study
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5540
This is a presentation delivered at a workshop entitled "Practical Approaches to the Implementation of REF Open Access Policy". The workshop was organised by Jisc in association with RLUK, SCONUL and ARMA, and took place in London on the 26th of September 2014. The University of St Andrews Library was invited to share ongoing efforts to change workflows and processes to reflect the new policy as well as ongoing efforts to work more closely with key stakeholders within the University.
2014-09-26T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
This is a presentation delivered at a workshop entitled "Practical Approaches to the Implementation of REF Open Access Policy". The workshop was organised by Jisc in association with RLUK, SCONUL and ARMA, and took place in London on the 26th of September 2014. The University of St Andrews Library was invited to share ongoing efforts to change workflows and processes to reflect the new policy as well as ongoing efforts to work more closely with key stakeholders within the University.
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RCUK Policy on Open Access: Compliance data report to Research Councils UK for the period 1 April 2013 to 31 July 2014 from the University of St Andrews
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5402
In April 2013, the revised Research Councils UK (RCUK) policy on Open Access came into effect; it applies to the publication of peer-reviewed research articles that acknowledge funding from the UK’s Research Councils that are submitted for publication from 1st April 2013, and which are published in journals or conference proceedings. As required by RCUK this compliance data report was produced in September 2014 to help RCUK understand how the University of St Andrews is progressing on implementing the Open Access policy.
2014-09-10T00:00:00Z
University of St Andrews. Library
MacColl, John
Aucock, Janet
Proven, Jackie
In April 2013, the revised Research Councils UK (RCUK) policy on Open Access came into effect; it applies to the publication of peer-reviewed research articles that acknowledge funding from the UK’s Research Councils that are submitted for publication from 1st April 2013, and which are published in journals or conference proceedings. As required by RCUK this compliance data report was produced in September 2014 to help RCUK understand how the University of St Andrews is progressing on implementing the Open Access policy.
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Open Access Survey Results
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5370
In 2011 we ran a survey to find out what researchers in St Andrews think about open access. We asked about attitudes to open access, funding, copyright ownership and use of our digital repository Research@StAndrews:FullText. The survey was part of a national initiative to create a body of evidence about researchers’ attitudes, and will help us develop our services to support research activity in the University. As part of Open Access Week 2011 this report was created to share some of the results, along with some of the actions already taken.
See related JISC Repositories Support Project: http://rspproject.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/unlocking-attitudes-to-open-access-survey-results/
2011-10-19T00:00:00Z
University of St Andrews. Library
In 2011 we ran a survey to find out what researchers in St Andrews think about open access. We asked about attitudes to open access, funding, copyright ownership and use of our digital repository Research@StAndrews:FullText. The survey was part of a national initiative to create a body of evidence about researchers’ attitudes, and will help us develop our services to support research activity in the University. As part of Open Access Week 2011 this report was created to share some of the results, along with some of the actions already taken.
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Developing the Digital Research Repository at the University of St Andrews
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/4584
The move to develop this new service was primarily driven by University Library planning and policy. This clearly identified the need for improved service provision to the local, national and international research community by providing digital delivery mechanisms. University strategic planning with regard to making research outputs available to a wider audience was also a major driver to the development. The deposit and delivery of theses in electronic format was identified as the primary service aim of the University of St Andrews Digital Research Repository development.
Closely allied to this is the development of a pilot service to enable the deposit of full text published research outputs from University academics. The drivers here are to develop the Digital Research Repository in parallel with the University research publications database and information system. The aims are to establish good communication and practice in the centralised and coordinated development of both databases and to embed the deposit, storage and dissemination of research profile data and publications into centralised workflows.
2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
The move to develop this new service was primarily driven by University Library planning and policy. This clearly identified the need for improved service provision to the local, national and international research community by providing digital delivery mechanisms. University strategic planning with regard to making research outputs available to a wider audience was also a major driver to the development. The deposit and delivery of theses in electronic format was identified as the primary service aim of the University of St Andrews Digital Research Repository development.
Closely allied to this is the development of a pilot service to enable the deposit of full text published research outputs from University academics. The drivers here are to develop the Digital Research Repository in parallel with the University research publications database and information system. The aims are to establish good communication and practice in the centralised and coordinated development of both databases and to embed the deposit, storage and dissemination of research profile data and publications into centralised workflows.
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Dangerous decade : explorations of self and womanhood in Rose Macaulay's 'Dangerous ages' and Elizabeth Cambridge's 'Hostages to fortune'.
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/4277
2011-09-23T00:00:00Z
Crawford, Alice
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Getting back in : returning to libraries after a career break
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/4264
2007-12-01T00:00:00Z
Crawford, Alice
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Academic liaison librarians - where do we stand?
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/4255
2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
Crawford, Alice
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Allocation of additional investment from the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) in Open Access: Report to Research Councils UK from the University of St Andrews
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/4199
This report offers a distilled overview of the BIS Open Access Fund allocated to the University of St Andrews 2012-2013. The report includes an outline of APC transactions, APCs by publisher and OA subscriptions and memberships. The document also outlines the workflows needed to manage OA funds, and methods for reporting and monitoring uptake. The experience of managing the BIS fund has proven invaluable in helping the Library to administer the 2013/14 RCUK OA block grant.
See related University of Glasgow BIS report: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/86332/
2013-09-30T00:00:00Z
University of St Andrews. Library
This report offers a distilled overview of the BIS Open Access Fund allocated to the University of St Andrews 2012-2013. The report includes an outline of APC transactions, APCs by publisher and OA subscriptions and memberships. The document also outlines the workflows needed to manage OA funds, and methods for reporting and monitoring uptake. The experience of managing the BIS fund has proven invaluable in helping the Library to administer the 2013/14 RCUK OA block grant.
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The case for e-book literacy: undergraduate students’ experience with e-books for course work
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/4039
This paper investigates how electronic books (e-books) are used for scholarly activity. It focuses on the end-users of e-books in a case study which aimed to establish how scholars use and learn from e-books and the limitations of academic e-books. There have been a number of calls for more user-focussed research on e-books to understand how they are used rather than how often they are used. In-depth case studies of end user behaviour are, by design, very labour and resource intensive and generally limited in terms of the numbers of participants and the ability to generalise from analysis of the results. However, this type of research provides a valuable insight into how scholars interact with e-books to attempt to fulfil their information needs. These studies produce a very rich data set which enables the researcher to understand how scholars use, and wish to use, e-books. Analysis of our empirical results, together with those obtained from previous research examining user needs and experiences of e-books, has enabled us to draw general conclusions about what is required in future e-book design and development. More specifically, we present a typology of e-book interactions relevant to the design of e-books (content and features) and to library/academic instruction in the effective use of e-books (‘e-book literacy’).
2013-05-03T00:00:00Z
Muir, Laura
Hawes, Graeme
This paper investigates how electronic books (e-books) are used for scholarly activity. It focuses on the end-users of e-books in a case study which aimed to establish how scholars use and learn from e-books and the limitations of academic e-books. There have been a number of calls for more user-focussed research on e-books to understand how they are used rather than how often they are used. In-depth case studies of end user behaviour are, by design, very labour and resource intensive and generally limited in terms of the numbers of participants and the ability to generalise from analysis of the results. However, this type of research provides a valuable insight into how scholars interact with e-books to attempt to fulfil their information needs. These studies produce a very rich data set which enables the researcher to understand how scholars use, and wish to use, e-books. Analysis of our empirical results, together with those obtained from previous research examining user needs and experiences of e-books, has enabled us to draw general conclusions about what is required in future e-book design and development. More specifically, we present a typology of e-book interactions relevant to the design of e-books (content and features) and to library/academic instruction in the effective use of e-books (‘e-book literacy’).
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Annual report 2011-2012
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/3435
The Library's annual report for 2011-2012 highlights the redevelopment of the Main Library and changes to Library services. The report also covers notable new print and electronic acquisitions, events and staff activities over the past year.
Foreword by John A. MacColl, University Librarian & Director of Library Services
2013-02-01T00:00:00Z
University of St Andrews. Library
The Library's annual report for 2011-2012 highlights the redevelopment of the Main Library and changes to Library services. The report also covers notable new print and electronic acquisitions, events and staff activities over the past year.
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Understanding licences: an analysis and evaluation of Creative Commons
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/3289
This paper introduces the basic concepts involved in licences in general and illustrates them with a description of the Creative Commons scheme. It discusses some common concerns and questions regarding the use of these licences and provides a useful explanatory ‘walkthrough’ of an actual Creative Commons licence to help the reader get to grips with reading licences.
This report is part of the appendix from an institutional development pack, which is part of the outcomes of the work of the TrustDR project (Trust in Digital Repositories) funded by the JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee). The complete project website is available from the UK Web Archive at http://www.webarchive.org.uk
2007-08-01T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
Casey, John
Dripps, David
This paper introduces the basic concepts involved in licences in general and illustrates them with a description of the Creative Commons scheme. It discusses some common concerns and questions regarding the use of these licences and provides a useful explanatory ‘walkthrough’ of an actual Creative Commons licence to help the reader get to grips with reading licences.
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Managing Intellectual Property Rights in digital learning materials: a development pack for institutional repositories
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/3288
This institutional development pack for managing IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) in e-learning is intended to support those who wish to update and clarify their institutional policies and infrastructures to help get the best out of using technology to support teaching and learning. Confusion, lack of awareness, poor practice, contradictory policy and risk aversion currently dominate thinking about this subject at all levels – particularly amongst senior management. This is presenting a major obstacle to the effective uptake of e-learning in our tertiary education system. In this pack we explicitly link the task of overhauling the IPR regimes in our institutions to the organisational and professional ‘process change' that is required to make effective use of e-learning – especially in relation to the introduction and extension of flexible learning delivery.
This institutional development pack is part of the outcomes of the work of the TrustDR project (Trust in Digital Repositories) funded by the JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee). The complete project website is available from the UK Web Archive at http://www.webarchive.org.uk
2007-08-01T00:00:00Z
Casey, John
Proven, Jackie
Dripps, David
This institutional development pack for managing IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) in e-learning is intended to support those who wish to update and clarify their institutional policies and infrastructures to help get the best out of using technology to support teaching and learning. Confusion, lack of awareness, poor practice, contradictory policy and risk aversion currently dominate thinking about this subject at all levels – particularly amongst senior management. This is presenting a major obstacle to the effective uptake of e-learning in our tertiary education system. In this pack we explicitly link the task of overhauling the IPR regimes in our institutions to the organisational and professional ‘process change' that is required to make effective use of e-learning – especially in relation to the introduction and extension of flexible learning delivery.
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At the centre: a box full of encounters
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/3258
OR2012 in Scotland coincides with the celebrations for the 600th anniversary of the founding of the University of St Andrews. We describe the shared and collaborative repository infrastructure and services which are being progressively embedded into our university research environment.
By 1410 the time had come to establish a seat of learning, of international standing, in Scotland. The mechanisms and technology which underpin scholarly communication may have changed dramatically over 600 years but the need to communicate that research is as strong as ever. In the past decade we have seen local and separate repository services and research information systems within our institution develop synergies and interdependencies. Once these services become coordinated at institutional level then they transform into a much more powerful tool to serve up local content on a global scale and to provide real impact. Our experience demonstrates that there is no “best” model to embed repository services or to achieve that collaborative infrastructure. Rather that model evolves by adapting and linking the initial core services. This is a DSpace repository and e-theses service, now closely linked to a PURE CRIS. Key services built on top are our Journal Hosting service (OJS), a strong emphasis on funder mandate compliance and open access advocacy and support.
Our services are as much about the discovery of skills and knowledge within our own institution and amongst our own support staff and researchers as they are about the wider outreach and global discovery of our research.
2012-07-10T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
Proven, Jackie
OR2012 in Scotland coincides with the celebrations for the 600th anniversary of the founding of the University of St Andrews. We describe the shared and collaborative repository infrastructure and services which are being progressively embedded into our university research environment.
By 1410 the time had come to establish a seat of learning, of international standing, in Scotland. The mechanisms and technology which underpin scholarly communication may have changed dramatically over 600 years but the need to communicate that research is as strong as ever. In the past decade we have seen local and separate repository services and research information systems within our institution develop synergies and interdependencies. Once these services become coordinated at institutional level then they transform into a much more powerful tool to serve up local content on a global scale and to provide real impact. Our experience demonstrates that there is no “best” model to embed repository services or to achieve that collaborative infrastructure. Rather that model evolves by adapting and linking the initial core services. This is a DSpace repository and e-theses service, now closely linked to a PURE CRIS. Key services built on top are our Journal Hosting service (OJS), a strong emphasis on funder mandate compliance and open access advocacy and support.
Our services are as much about the discovery of skills and knowledge within our own institution and amongst our own support staff and researchers as they are about the wider outreach and global discovery of our research.
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Why not send a cataloguer?
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/2954
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
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Annual report 2010-2011
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/2188
The Library's annual report for 2010-2011 covers notable new print and electronic acquisitions, progress with the Redevelopment project, events and staff activities over the past year.
Foreword by John A. MacColl, University Librarian & Director of Library Services
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
University of St Andrews. Library
The Library's annual report for 2010-2011 covers notable new print and electronic acquisitions, progress with the Redevelopment project, events and staff activities over the past year.
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Electronic theses and dissertations: a strategy for the UK
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/2187
2002-07-08T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
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Delivering the electronic library: the ARIADNE reader
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/2186
This is an electronic version of the introduction to the printed version of Delivering the electronic library : an ARIADNE reader, which contains a selection of some of the best and illustrative of the many articles on electronic library development and the ELib Programme in particular published in both the printed and online forms of ARIADNE over the three-year lifetime of the ARIADNE Project.
1999-12-21T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
Dempsey, Lorcan
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Developing an agenda for institutional e-print archives
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/2185
A report on a meeting about Open Archives held at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, London. Wednesday 11th July 2001
2001-10-02T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
Napier, Marieke
Hunter, Philip
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Setting up an institutional e-print archive
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/2184
This article outlines some of the practical issues involved in setting up an OAI-compliant e-print archive in an HEI.
2002-04-11T00:00:00Z
Pinfield, Stephen
Gardner, Mike
MacColl, John
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Climbing the scholarly publishing mountain with SHERPA
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1988
John MacColl and Stephen Pinfield look at the background to the SHERPA project and discuss some of the challenges ahead.
2002-10-10T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
Pinfield, Stephen
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Academic libraries and the challenge of abundance: the impact of the explosion of retrievable information on universities
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1875
Chapter 13
2010-06-01T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
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Case study: The Edinburgh Research Archive
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1874
This chapter discusses the many real-life issues encountered during the development process of a combined e-theses and e-print repository which ultimately became the Edinburgh Research Archive.
Chapter 7
2006-01-01T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
Andrew, Theo
Jones, Richard
This chapter discusses the many real-life issues encountered during the development process of a combined e-theses and e-print repository which ultimately became the Edinburgh Research Archive.
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The institutional repository in the digital library
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1873
We begin by looking at the concept of institutional repositories within the broader context of digital libraries. ‘Digital libraries’ can mean many things, but we consider them to be libraries first and foremost, and built upon the enduring principles of information management which have lain at the heart of the practice of librarianship for hundreds of years. We look also at the significance of the qualification which defines the scope of this book – the institutional repository. Libraries are themselves repositories, and have always dealt in the management of repositories for their users. With libraries now routinely managing repositories of various types in digital format, what does it mean to qualify ‘repository’ with ‘institutional’?
Chapter 1
2006-01-01T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
Jones, Richard
Andrew, Theo
We begin by looking at the concept of institutional repositories within the broader context of digital libraries. ‘Digital libraries’ can mean many things, but we consider them to be libraries first and foremost, and built upon the enduring principles of information management which have lain at the heart of the practice of librarianship for hundreds of years. We look also at the significance of the qualification which defines the scope of this book – the institutional repository. Libraries are themselves repositories, and have always dealt in the management of repositories for their users. With libraries now routinely managing repositories of various types in digital format, what does it mean to qualify ‘repository’ with ‘institutional’?
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Portals and university libraries
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1828
Section 2: Chapter 8
2006-06-01T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
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Cataloguing the World Wide Web: CORC at Edinburgh University
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1826
This article examines Edinburgh University Library’s experience of using OCLC’s Co-operative Online Resource Catalogue (CORC). It discusses the project phase of CORC, its functionality, including automatic metadata harvesting and its ability to map between MARC and Dublin Core metadata formats. It also looks at how CORC fits into Edinburgh University Library’s policies regarding web resources, highlighting benefits and concerns associated with the system.
2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
Mulligan, Zena
MacColl, John
This article examines Edinburgh University Library’s experience of using OCLC’s Co-operative Online Resource Catalogue (CORC). It discusses the project phase of CORC, its functionality, including automatic metadata harvesting and its ability to map between MARC and Dublin Core metadata formats. It also looks at how CORC fits into Edinburgh University Library’s policies regarding web resources, highlighting benefits and concerns associated with the system.
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Virtuous learning environments: the library and the VLE
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1825
This paper describes the growing use of virtual learning environments (VLE) in learning and teaching in UK higher education. The distinction between content management and its presentation by web delivery systems is discussed. The way in which academic libraries should be involved in the development of these environments is explored with reference to Project ANGEL - a project funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Overlap between virtual learning environments and electronic reserve systems in libraries is discussed in the context of the requirement that academic libraries assert their role as resource information managers in their institutions. Discharging this function will require genuine partnership between academic librarians and course tutors, and a fuller integration of the library into the course creation and delivery processes.
2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
This paper describes the growing use of virtual learning environments (VLE) in learning and teaching in UK higher education. The distinction between content management and its presentation by web delivery systems is discussed. The way in which academic libraries should be involved in the development of these environments is explored with reference to Project ANGEL - a project funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Overlap between virtual learning environments and electronic reserve systems in libraries is discussed in the context of the requirement that academic libraries assert their role as resource information managers in their institutions. Discharging this function will require genuine partnership between academic librarians and course tutors, and a fuller integration of the library into the course creation and delivery processes.
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Increasing uptake at St Andrews: Strategies for developing the research repository
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1824
This paper describes the repository services that have been developed at the University of St Andrews and our aim to maximise the benefits of a full text open access repository. We describe the integration with the University's Current Research Information System (CRIS) and the various strands of activity that make up the service. We conclude with our strategy to embed our repository services within the research community of the University.
2011-04-01T00:00:00Z
Proven, Jackie
Aucock, Janet
This paper describes the repository services that have been developed at the University of St Andrews and our aim to maximise the benefits of a full text open access repository. We describe the integration with the University's Current Research Information System (CRIS) and the various strands of activity that make up the service. We conclude with our strategy to embed our repository services within the research community of the University.
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Research assessment and the role of the library: Report produced by OCLC Research
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1680
A companion report to A Comparative Review of Research Assessment Regimes in Five Countries and the Role of Libraries in the Research Assessment Process
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
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Google challenges for academic libraries
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1679
John MacColl analyses the reactions many academic libraries are having to the range of tools Google is currently rolling out and outlines a strategy for institutions in the face of such potentially radical developments.
2006-02-08T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
John MacColl analyses the reactions many academic libraries are having to the range of tools Google is currently rolling out and outlines a strategy for institutions in the face of such potentially radical developments.
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Library roles in university research assessment
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/1677
This article summarises the findings of two OCLC research reports which recently documented how university research is assessed in five countries and the role research libraries play in the various schemes. Libraries’ administrative role in supplying bibliometrics is the most obvious. However, the author advocates a much more strategic role for libraries: to focus on the scholarly activity all around the library, to curate, advise on and preserve the manifold outputs of research activity.
2010-10-01T00:00:00Z
MacColl, John
This article summarises the findings of two OCLC research reports which recently documented how university research is assessed in five countries and the role research libraries play in the various schemes. Libraries’ administrative role in supplying bibliometrics is the most obvious. However, the author advocates a much more strategic role for libraries: to focus on the scholarly activity all around the library, to curate, advise on and preserve the manifold outputs of research activity.
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Digital research repository and CRIS integration
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/785
A presentation on the integration of the St Andrews Digital Research Repository and the new St Andrews Research Information System. Given at the 2009 euroCRIS conference held in St Andrews, November 11-13, 2009
2009-11-01T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
A presentation on the integration of the St Andrews Digital Research Repository and the new St Andrews Research Information System. Given at the 2009 euroCRIS conference held in St Andrews, November 11-13, 2009
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HaIRST project report.
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/624
The HaIRST (Harvesting Institutional Resources in Scotland Testbed) project commenced at Strathclyde University in 2002 and aims to ‘investigate the deposit, disclosure and discovery of institutional resources in the JISC information environment’. St Andrews University is one of the partners in the project, whose overall management and direction is controlled by CDLR at Strathclyde University. Other partners in the project are Napier University and a consortium of ten Glasgow Colleges of Further Education and the John Wheatley College. One of the key areas of the project, and the one which St Andrews is primarily involved in, is the creation of metadata which will be harvested and disclosed by Strathclyde.
St Andrews’ remit is to: (1) create a suitable archive which will deliver metadata in an approved format, simultaneously addressing the issues of standardization and interoperability; (2) gather institutional material for the archive. ‘Institutional material’ means any material generated at St Andrews either in the present or in the past. The focus will be both on research work (at any level) and administrative/informative documents. If the material is from the present, then eprints would act to disseminate current material – in the case of research, it would serve to increase the impact of any work, in the case of informative material it could be used both by prospective and by current staff and students to learn more about the University, its facilities and its regulations. From this point of view an ancillary function might be to fulfil the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. If the material is from the past, then the eprints repository will function as an archive. Consequently this is an Institutional eprints archive which focuses on exposing the resources of a specific academic community unlike the majority of subject-specific archives which accept data from a variety of institutions e.g. ArXive, CogPrints; (3) report on the problems encountered in the above two actions.
Some sections of the original report which dealt with security issues have been removed in this public version.; Previously in the University eprints HAIRST pilot service at http://eprints.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/00000362/
2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
Korycinski, Chris
The HaIRST (Harvesting Institutional Resources in Scotland Testbed) project commenced at Strathclyde University in 2002 and aims to ‘investigate the deposit, disclosure and discovery of institutional resources in the JISC information environment’. St Andrews University is one of the partners in the project, whose overall management and direction is controlled by CDLR at Strathclyde University. Other partners in the project are Napier University and a consortium of ten Glasgow Colleges of Further Education and the John Wheatley College. One of the key areas of the project, and the one which St Andrews is primarily involved in, is the creation of metadata which will be harvested and disclosed by Strathclyde.
St Andrews’ remit is to: (1) create a suitable archive which will deliver metadata in an approved format, simultaneously addressing the issues of standardization and interoperability; (2) gather institutional material for the archive. ‘Institutional material’ means any material generated at St Andrews either in the present or in the past. The focus will be both on research work (at any level) and administrative/informative documents. If the material is from the present, then eprints would act to disseminate current material – in the case of research, it would serve to increase the impact of any work, in the case of informative material it could be used both by prospective and by current staff and students to learn more about the University, its facilities and its regulations. From this point of view an ancillary function might be to fulfil the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. If the material is from the past, then the eprints repository will function as an archive. Consequently this is an Institutional eprints archive which focuses on exposing the resources of a specific academic community unlike the majority of subject-specific archives which accept data from a variety of institutions e.g. ArXive, CogPrints; (3) report on the problems encountered in the above two actions.
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To scope or not to scope; or what the users Will
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/533
This paper describes services implemented in the webpac (SAULCAT) at the Library at the University of St Andrews to serve specialist user groups. These groups are primarily users of Rare book collections, audiovisual collections, Iranian Studies material and users of electronic resources and ebooks. The presentation describes the specialist indexing and cataloguing provided for these collections in addition to webpac features which have been implemented to aid the discovery and use of these resources. The paper was presented as part of the Fourteenth European Innovative User Group Conference at South Bank University, 4th/5th September 2008
2008-09-01T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
European Innovative Users Group
This paper describes services implemented in the webpac (SAULCAT) at the Library at the University of St Andrews to serve specialist user groups. These groups are primarily users of Rare book collections, audiovisual collections, Iranian Studies material and users of electronic resources and ebooks. The presentation describes the specialist indexing and cataloguing provided for these collections in addition to webpac features which have been implemented to aid the discovery and use of these resources. The paper was presented as part of the Fourteenth European Innovative User Group Conference at South Bank University, 4th/5th September 2008
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Electronic theses at the University of St Andrews: institutional infrastructure, policy and support to establish an electronic theses service
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/513
Electronic deposit of PhD theses produced by postgraduate research
students in St Andrews was introduced in academic session 2006/7 and
mandated as part of University regulations for the delivery and deposit
of theses within the institution. The move to the new service was
primarily driven by University Library planning and policy which clearly
identified the need for improved service provision to the local,
national and international research community by making the change in
the deposit and delivery mechanism. University strategic planning with
regard to making research outputs available to a wider audience was also
a major driver to the development. This has been achieved by the
transfer of the deposit procedure from the previous format of print
copies of theses delivered in closed access in library stack to free
online delivery in an open access institutional repository. The number
of theses in the St Andrews Digital Research Repository is now in excess
of 200 items.
The success of the current service is very dependent on key partnerships
which have been established between relevant agencies within the
institution. Communication and establishment of workflows between the
Library and the Academic Management and Support Office are crucial.
Collaboration to support and train postgraduate students in the new
deposit procedures has very much focused on partnerships between the
Library, Copyright and FOI officers, Supervisors and the St Andrews
Gradskills programme which is specifically designed to develop
postgraduate research skills. The process has been one of constant
re-evaluation of institutional and user needs and the provision of a
high quality service. This has resulted in the development of relevant
policies with regard to restrictions/embargoes, support for copyright
issues, support for technical and file format issues, and streamlined
workflows for administrators of the institutional repository. There
have also been significant training and reskilling issues for university
staff working closely with the service and many opportunities for
contact with other relevant projects and external support agencies.
This poster describes how our thesis service has developed and how the
institutional framework has been put in place to support the service.
It suggests key factors which must be addressed to enable such a service
to grow and become embedded in institutional practice.
The current electronic thesis deposit service in St Andrews should also
be seen in the context of local policy to encourage the retrospective
digitization of earlier theses and the establishment of workflows and
permission letters to authors to achieve this. This also includes
membership of the national EThos project. A further context is the
inclusion of electronic theses into the St Andrews Digital Research
Repository which is now just developing a service to extend its content
into all University Research Publications by feeding content from the
University's Research Expertise Database. This will make significant
changes in the scholarly communication process for all St Andrews
research outputs.
2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
Electronic deposit of PhD theses produced by postgraduate research
students in St Andrews was introduced in academic session 2006/7 and
mandated as part of University regulations for the delivery and deposit
of theses within the institution. The move to the new service was
primarily driven by University Library planning and policy which clearly
identified the need for improved service provision to the local,
national and international research community by making the change in
the deposit and delivery mechanism. University strategic planning with
regard to making research outputs available to a wider audience was also
a major driver to the development. This has been achieved by the
transfer of the deposit procedure from the previous format of print
copies of theses delivered in closed access in library stack to free
online delivery in an open access institutional repository. The number
of theses in the St Andrews Digital Research Repository is now in excess
of 200 items.
The success of the current service is very dependent on key partnerships
which have been established between relevant agencies within the
institution. Communication and establishment of workflows between the
Library and the Academic Management and Support Office are crucial.
Collaboration to support and train postgraduate students in the new
deposit procedures has very much focused on partnerships between the
Library, Copyright and FOI officers, Supervisors and the St Andrews
Gradskills programme which is specifically designed to develop
postgraduate research skills. The process has been one of constant
re-evaluation of institutional and user needs and the provision of a
high quality service. This has resulted in the development of relevant
policies with regard to restrictions/embargoes, support for copyright
issues, support for technical and file format issues, and streamlined
workflows for administrators of the institutional repository. There
have also been significant training and reskilling issues for university
staff working closely with the service and many opportunities for
contact with other relevant projects and external support agencies.
This poster describes how our thesis service has developed and how the
institutional framework has been put in place to support the service.
It suggests key factors which must be addressed to enable such a service
to grow and become embedded in institutional practice.
The current electronic thesis deposit service in St Andrews should also
be seen in the context of local policy to encourage the retrospective
digitization of earlier theses and the establishment of workflows and
permission letters to authors to achieve this. This also includes
membership of the national EThos project. A further context is the
inclusion of electronic theses into the St Andrews Digital Research
Repository which is now just developing a service to extend its content
into all University Research Publications by feeding content from the
University's Research Expertise Database. This will make significant
changes in the scholarly communication process for all St Andrews
research outputs.
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Open Access & the St Andrews Digital Research Repository
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/506
Presentation outlining the reasons behind why the University of St Andrews Library has developed a Digital Research Repository and the benefits the service can offer to individual academics and the institution
2008-06-02T00:00:00Z
Upton, Jeremy
Presentation outlining the reasons behind why the University of St Andrews Library has developed a Digital Research Repository and the benefits the service can offer to individual academics and the institution
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Poster for OPEN REPOSITORIES 2008 from St Andrews University LIS. Project to integrate research publications deposit through a centralised deposit workflow: optimising the relationship and functionality of the St Andrews Research Expertise Database and the St Andrews Digital Research Repository.
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/469
This is a test publication and abstract for demonstration purposes
This is a conference report
2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
This is a test publication and abstract for demonstration purposes
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Poster proposal for OPEN REPOSITORIES 2008 from St Andrews University LIS: Project to integrate research publications deposit through a centralised deposit workflow: optimising the relationship and functionality of the St Andrews Research Expertise Database and the St Andrews Digital Research Repository.
https://hdl.handle.net/10023/467
To develop the Research Expertise Database (ResExp) and the Digital Research Repository (DRR) in parallel. To establish good communication and practice in centralised and coordinated development of both databases. To embed the deposit, storage and dissemination of research profile data and publications into centralised workflows and engender academic support for this by demonstrating benefits. To embed the deposit of research profile data and publications into the day to day routines of academic staff and to promote this as part of routine scholarly communication. To reuse data and to avoid duplication of data input at every stage of the process, while still maintaining high metadata standards. To explore the repurposing of data at every stage of the process. To provide efficiency in University processes while still adhering to the principles of Open Access
This is the original poster proposal
2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
Aucock, Janet
To develop the Research Expertise Database (ResExp) and the Digital Research Repository (DRR) in parallel. To establish good communication and practice in centralised and coordinated development of both databases. To embed the deposit, storage and dissemination of research profile data and publications into centralised workflows and engender academic support for this by demonstrating benefits. To embed the deposit of research profile data and publications into the day to day routines of academic staff and to promote this as part of routine scholarly communication. To reuse data and to avoid duplication of data input at every stage of the process, while still maintaining high metadata standards. To explore the repurposing of data at every stage of the process. To provide efficiency in University processes while still adhering to the principles of Open Access