Tracking the comparative performance of open access repositories, particularly the measurement of repository growth, was early on identified as a suitable mission for the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) , the UK agency providing leadership in the use of information and communications technology in support of learning, teaching, research and administration.
JISC coordinated the funding of the ROAR Registry of Open Access Repositories http://roar.eprints.org/ has just been upgraded to the full power of the EPrints software’s functionality.
ROAR provides a page display for each registered repository, including the ability to track repository size, contents and growth across time, by country, repository type, and other parameters.
Besides monitoring the growth of analyze repository growth worldwide, this kind of measurement tool can stoke institutional competition, the urgency of creation, and hasten the response to local mandates.
Register your repository if it is not yet in ROAR. With registration, you will be able to edit or update your record. And register your institution’s Open Access Mandate in ROARMAP, ROAR’s companion service to track open access mandate growth worldwide.
