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S Deoghuria and S SinhaIndian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Kolkata - 700032, INDIA Email [email protected]
Institutional Repository at IACS in the
context of National Open Access Initiatives: A Status Report
Overview
Background
IR and National Initiatives
IACS IR
Results
Future Scope
Conclusion
Background
Rapid development in the field of information technology and knowledge dissemination
Bandwidth Availability
IR - to showcase the scholarly output of an Institution
IR to achieve more citations
Interoperability makes IR more visible
IR and National Initiatives
National Knowledge Commission
transforming India into a knowledge society
National Knowledge Network
building quality institutions with requisite research facilities
advancing human development in critical and emerging areas
National Knowledge Resource Consortium
A single point entity that provides its users with access to a multitude of open access resources
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)
Oldest research institute in India (1876)
premier institute doing research in frontier areas of basic sciences
Has its own registered domain (iacs.res.in)
IACS website is accessible till April 1998
IACS website is fully SEO enabled
It is developed and designed indigenously
The URL of IACS is www.iacs.res.in
IACS IR
URL: http://arxiv.iacs.res.in:8080/
Interoperable: http://hdl.handle.net/10821/
Launched on November 12, 2010
Registered with the handle server (http://handle.net) on April 12, 2011
Registered Users: 33
Research Papers submitted: 104
Total theses submitted: 4
Communities in IACS IRBiological Chemistry Centre for Advanced Materials Computer Centre Energy Research Unit Inorganic Chemistry Journal Publications Library & Information Science Mahendra Lal Sircar Professor’s UnitMaterials Science Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Polymer Science Unit Raman Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Reports Solid State Physics Spectroscopy Theoretical Physics
Classes of Resources in IACS IR
Peer Reviewed Articles (Pre & Post print)
Conference & Seminar Proceedings
Annual Reports/Technical Reports
Invited Lectures
ETD (Electronic Thesis & Dissertation)
Objectives of IACS IR
Maximise the impact of the research carried out at the institution
Preserve the intellectual memory of IACS already produced and being produced in digital forms
Accelerate the progress of science.
Problems with IACS IRSlow adoption
Researchers at IACS are either unaware of IR or
Aware of its existence but remain detached from it
Potential Users: 500
Registered Users: 33
Average research papers published per year: 450
Average theses published per year: 35
Total research papers submitted: 104
Total theses submitted: 4
No of Items Submitted through Self Achieving: 5
Feedback from Researchers
They do not perceive the potential benefits of using such a system
They are extremely careful regarding what concerns publisher rights
Some researchers recognize technology as a barrier in the use of IR
Researchers feel that self-archiving is an additional task and they are already overburdened with their usual research work
Future Scope and Conclusionsto convince the authority to implement a mandated self-archiving policy as well as offering a incentive to promote self-archivinga thorough promotional plan for researchers Value added services for researchers like customised DSpace software to accommodate personal web pages of researchers in IRAwareness-raising and advocacy efforts are to be continued for researchersDifferent reports related with IR access are to be shared with researchersUn-necessary concern about Copyright is to be removedRSS feeds is to be implemented with IACS IR
Questions?
Thank you for your attention!
Contact information:[email protected]
IACS, Jadavpur, Kolkata - 700032