Dear Max,
The Chemical Sciences Repository FAQs state that articles "can only be deposited in PDF format". The limitations of PDF for content-mining purposes are well known, and UKPMC etc have already acknowledged this by making XML the format of choice for repositories. Does the RSC plan to convert all its files into XML to facilitate mining?
Kind regards,
Peter
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Dear Colleagues
Apologies for any ambiguity with our initial announcement for the Chemical Sciences Repository. To better express this, and avoid any confusion: This initial release provides a repository through which you can access open access articles, whether they are funded immediate open access articles, or articles that must be made open access after an embargo period, such as those funded by RCUK, the Wellcome Trust or NIH. Please see our press release for full information.
http://www.rsc.org/AboutUs/News/PressReleases/2013/RSC-announces-chemical-sciences-repository.asp
In answer to the other point raised. Currently our repository contains all of our Gold articles. We do hope to include OA articles from other publishers and institutional repositories once we have specific agreement with these organisations. We have also increased the ease of any Green deposit for authors in RSC journals by allowing them to opt-in to automatic deposition with a simple tick box at submission.
As already mentioned what you see currently is only the initial phase and it will evolve. I hope you find our FAQs (beta site) useful regarding any other queries: http://www.rsc.org/chemical-sciences-repository/articles/faqs
Kind Regards
Max Espley
Royal Society of Chemistry
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Does this mean RSC will actively scour the web for OA publications, or simply that they will wait and hope researchers decide to deposit with them?
I agree with Laura Wilkinsons succinct and accurate post-this shows a fundamental mis-statement of the nature of the various OA options.
Chuck Hamaker
UNC Charlotte
Atkins Library
Charlotte, North Carolina
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As a librarian we understand it is vital you stay up to date with new ways in which researchers can share and discover research.
Our most recent development in this area is our newly launched Chemical Sciences Repository, an online platform for the scientific community to easily deposit, share and discover high quality, Open Access (OA) research.
http://www.rsc.org/Chemical-Sciences-Repository/articles/
This initial release provides a repository through which you can retrieve OA articles, whether they are funded immediately (Gold OA), or articles made open access after an embargo period (Green OA), such as those funded by RCUK, the Wellcome Trust or NIH.
Your researchers will be able to:
* Deposit and share their research - it's a simple three step process to search for a publication, review it and confirm if for deposit
* Network and collaborate - set up a profile to enhance their visibility within the research community, connecting effectively with other researchers online
* Measure the impact of their research - tracking the diverse impact their articles have via citations, bookmarks, downloads, tweets, and other vehicles...
* Make their research discoverable - the user-friendly interface ensures searching and browsing for information is easy
* Benefit from the intuitive interface and search functions - all designed with the chemist in mind, from structure searchability to subject coverage
Improving the discoverability of the quality work of your researchers will raise you and your organisation's profile, and exemplifies our mission to promote, support and celebrate Chemistry.
http://www.rsc.org/Chemical-Sciences-Repository/articles/
Max Espley
The Royal Society of Chemistry
P.S. I will be presenting our OA offerings at Online Information on Wednesday 20th November: http://www.online-information.co.uk/static/the-resurgence-of-open-access
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