Citation:
, Alma; Needham, Paul; Probets, Steve; Muir, Adrienne; Oppenheim, Charles;
O'Brien, Ann; Hardy, Rachel; Rowland, Fytton; Brown, Sheridan. Developing a
model for e-prints and open access journal content in UK further and higher
education. Learned Publishing, Volume 18, Number 1, January 2005 , pp. 25-40
Abstract:
A study carried out for the UK Joint Information Systems Committee examined
models for the provision of access to material in institutional and subject-
based archives and in open access journals. Their relative merits were
considered, addressing not only technical concerns but also how e-print
provision (by authors) can be achieved – an essential factor for an effective e-
print delivery service (for users). A 'harvesting' model is recommended, where
the metadata of articles deposited in distributed archives are harvested, stored
and enhanced by a national service. This model has major advantages over the
alternatives of a national centralized service or a completely decentralized
one. Options for the implementation of a service based on the harvesting model
are presente
