Repositories, the institution

Alma Swan

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Truro, UK

The point of the repository To open up and offer the outputs of the institution or community

to the world To impact on and influence developments by maximising the

visibility of outputs and providing the greatest possible chance of enhanced impact as a result

To showcase and sell the institution to interested constituencies – prospective staff, prospective students and other stakeholders

To collect and curate digital outputs (or inputs, in the case of special collections)

To manage and measure research and teaching activities To provide and promote a workspace for work-in-progress, and

for collaborative or large-scale projects To facilitate and further the development and sharing of digital

teaching materials and aids To support and sustain student endeavours

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Making the business case

Increasing the visibility and dissemination of research outputs

Providing free access to research outputs The preservation and curation of research outputs The collection of research outputs Research assessment and monitoring A place for teaching and learning materials The development of special (or legacy) digital

collections

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Opening up usage of research

September 2007 data

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Soton Strathclyde

China 6643 1063

India 5432 706

Korea 2072 261

Brazil 1837 234

Myanmar 1537 N/A

Indonesia 1375 N/A

South Africa 1295 N/A

Items 17000 4500

The U.Southampton conundrum

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The G-Factor (universitymetrics.com)

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