Opus is an Online Publications Store, or repository that collects and hosts the research publications of University of Bath authors.
Currently there are over 12,000 references in the system, including journal articles, books and book sections, conference items, patents, reports and working papers, and research degree theses. Some of these items, including the theses, are available in full-text....
Describing the service as a way to enhance the visibility of Bath publications, [Professor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research Jane Millar] emphasised that the transfer of knowledge and the impact of our research is essential for the University, to its community and collaborators.
Making research publications openly accessible also meets funder requirements for the dissemination of publicly funded work, and helps increase the visibility of Bath outputs, providing a ‘shop window’ for scholarly communication....
Using the Eprints repository software, Opus is based on international standards that make it easier for search services such as Google to find and harvest publication details. Opus also hosts the University of Bath PhD and research degree e-theses, and participates in the British Library Ethos service for improving access to research theses in the UK.
As well as encouraging authors to upload their research publications to Opus, Research Publications Librarian Kara Jones also outlined the assistance available to Bath researchers.
This includes training to use Opus to store publications, information on document versions, and alternatives to Copyright Transfer Agreements from publishers. The aim, she said, was "to give both authors and publishers the rights needed to maximise the dissemination and communication of research publications".
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/04/2009 10:39:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
