 |
 |
Dear Dominic, It's very timely and welcome that RSP should take an interest in UK Institutional mandates, but had you not noticed that there is (and has been since 2003) an international Registry of institutional mandates, UK and worldwide, hosted in the UK, at U Southampton, called ROARMAP? http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/policysignup/ Would it not make more sense for RSP to begin by getting its data from ROARMAP -- and to call for UK institutions to register any further policies in ROARMAP, rather than trying to re-invent the wheel? ;.) Stevan Harnad On 24-Feb-10, at 2:26 PM, Dominic Tate wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > As a result of recent activities, the Repositories Support Project > (RSP) is interested in gaining a clearer picture of the current > state of affairs in the UK regarding institutions mandating deposit > of research outputs in institutional repositories and/or CRIS > systems. Such 'mandates' may manifest themselves as publication > policies, deposit requirements, etc. > > We would like to create a small library of such policies, and would > therefore like to ask UK institutions if you could send us a copy of > your policy documents if you have such a policy in place. > > Please send any documentation to [log in to unmask] (preferably as an > attachment, but otherwise a link will do). Please also indicate > whether or not you would be happy to make your documentation > publicly available. > > Please note that at this stage we are only interested in collecting > copies of approved, working policies. If you are currently involved > in drafting such a policy then please feel free to contact us as and > when it comes into practice. > > The RSP is able to offer assistance in drafting such documentation > - as it offers support in all aspects of repository start-up and > development. > > Many thanks in asvance for your assistance. > > Dominic > > > Dominic Tate > RSP Co-ordinator > 0115 846 7544 > 07825 753 982 > www.rsp.ac.uk