2. Introduction to SHERPA RoMEO and its Significance for Publishers
Azhar Hussain
Centre for Research Communications
University of Nottingham
RoMEO for Publishers
London, 20 July 2011

3. Themes What is SHERPA RoMEO? Who is it for? Opportunity for Publishers
Over the past few years the RoMEO API has presented us with a unique set of challenges and opportunities. In this brief talk I will be –

4. What is SHERPA RoMEO?

5. The Bigger Picture
1999
Open Archive Initiative (OAI) launched, to develop a protocol that would allow repositories to expose metadata about the documents held in them
2000
Southampton University launched OAI compliant software
E-Prints
OAI-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting version 1.0 released – enabling the harvesting of metadata in repositories
2002
University of Michigan launched OAIster; a specialist search engine enabling users to search multiple repositories by means of a single interface

6. By 2002: OAI E-Prints OAIster
Created the necessary infrastructure to allow a network of interoperable institutional repositories to be created
E-Prints
Provided the all important repository software
OAIster
Specialist search engine aggregating the content to enable users to search multiple repositories by means of a single interface

7. Change in Attitudes
Availability of technology influenced a shift in academic author attitudes, who now wanted to:
“ Maximise the impact of their papers by making
them freely available on the web”

8. Authors and researchers wanted to:
In Other Words:
Authors and researchers wanted to:
“ continue publishing in the traditional manner, and then self archive the full text of their article on their own website or an institutional repository”

9. The Demand & Response

10. Demand
Authors and researchers want to archive current publications on their own websites or institutional repositories
Response
Publishers announced new policies/guidelines detailing what authors can and cannot self archive along with associated conditions

11. So Far So Good!

12. Increase in Demand Response
Authors and researchers want to archive past and current publications on their own websites or institutional repositories. More publications, published in different journals, over past 5 years etc
Response
Different publishers have different policies/guidelines detailing what authors can and cannot self archive along with associated conditions

13. Introducing RoMEO VISION One Database
Containing summaries of publisher and journal copyright transfer agreements and associated conditions
All in a single location
Available to all wanting to self archive publications and unsure of rights and associated conditions

14. Early History
Loughborough University research project, Aug 2002 July 2003
Created a list of 80 publishers’ policies based on survey work
Handed over to SHERPA at Nottingham, Oct 2003
SHERPA repeated the survey and analysis; and kept an auditable trail, Nov 2003 to Feb 2004
Created SHERPA RoMEO searchable database, launched in April 2004

15. Features Growing Database 998 Publishers and 18000 + Journals
Publisher Search
Journal Search
Controlled Vocabulary
Funder Compliance Indicators
Web Interface and API
Use of Publishers PDF
Paid for OA Options

16. Future Plans Strategic Additions: Real Time Knowledge Base:
Web of Science
Principal Country Publishers
Real Time Knowledge Base:
Always on community
Connecting users with each other
Post questions to community
Register
Let community answer

17. Who Is SHERPA RoMEO For?

18. Our User Community Target Market User Community
Anyone who wants to enquire if an article or research paper can be archived in an institutional repository or a website
User Community
Academic Authors
Academic Researchers
Institutional Repository Staff
Librarians
Research Funders

19. Weekly Usage Figures Visits Per Week Absolute Unique Visitors Per Week
19507
Absolute Unique Visitors Per Week
9342
Average Time On Site
7 Minutes
% New Visits
40.27%
From Where (June)
126 Countries; 1797 Cities; 6 Continents

20. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLISHERS

21. What We Offer Simple but powerful idea Worldwide coverage
Established International Partnerships
Established Global User Base
Recognised Brand
Trusted Global Voice
Plugged into the needs of the Open Access and Institutional Repository Community
Established links with Universities and the Academic Community
Online Community at the heart of our business model
Getting Bigger – Growing

22. Most Importantly
“20,000 visitors weekly, all consulting our database for information and guidance on your policies”

23. Getting Involved Visit your policy on RoMEO
Let us know if it needs updating or correcting
Link to our site from your advice and guidance pages
Give us a named contact to use when confirming policy changes etc
Use us as a marketing and communication tool
20,000 visitors weekly, all from a particular market segment, waiting to hear what you have to say

24. Any Questions?
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