We are delighted that we are now able to show usage statistics for content in our institutional repository, Research@StAndrews:FullText. Thanks to the services provided by the Scottish Digital Library Consortium…
The start of 2012 has seen more content added to Research@StAndrews: FullText than in any previous month. Much of this activity is down to a new project under way to create an archive for the Sustainable Development…
The Research Works Act seeks to stop organisations from having conditions in their grants that require research outputs to be made open access. At a time when the UK Government are raising their commitment to open…
Several bills that threaten the ability to share content on the internet are currently being discussed in the US. I won’t pretend to understand the full legal details or legislative process, but thanks to some much…
Here is a quick round-up of a busy and interesting year for Research@StAndrews:FullText In June we celebrated reaching the landmark total of 1000 items in the repository. We finished the year with 1247 items. During…
A new policy document published this week shows that the UK government is committed to making publicly funded research outputs available as open access. Para. 6.9 of Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth…
Once again it is encouraging to see a range of content types being accessed from Research@StAndrews: FullText. The list below of our top 10 most downloaded items in November 2011 includes articles, e-theses, a…
New information has been provided by SHERPA services that shows encouraging statistics for journals in the SHERPA/RoMEO* database. Their blog headline states that 60% of journals allow immediate self-archiving of…
A new website has been launched to provide real examples of the way that open access can transform scholarship. One of the stories describes the overwhelming response for St Andrews researchers following the decision…
In our top ten most viewed items this month (Oct) we have published articles, e-theses, a technical report, e-book and article from a hosted University journal. It is great to see such a range of items being used in…