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Delasalle, Jenny wrote: > Oh, but there's a world of difference. Otherwise, why are we not just > leaving it to academics to put stuff on their websites where Google > can index it, rather than spending all this energy on repositories? Isn't there a difference between 1) a central.... lets call it "database" of 'Scholarly Output' which has been consistently catalogued, and 2) a collection of web pages that are chaotic and inconsistent? Doesn't the former make it easier for a) a researcher to find relevant 'Scholarly Output' for a given topic, and b) an institution to put a corporate identity on 'Scholarly Outputs' from their institution, thus raising the profile of said institution (aka "Marketing") -- Ian Stuart. Bibliographics and Multimedia Service Delivery team, EDINA, The University of Edinburgh. http://edina.ac.uk/ This email was sent via the University of Edinburgh. The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.