Aberystwyth University’s Repository

PRESENTATION OUTLINE  WHAT IS A REPOSITORY?  OPEN ACCESS  WHAT IS CADAIR’S FUNCTION?  CADAIR’S CONTENT  STRUCTURE  CHALLENGES OF POPULATING AN IR  BENEFITS  MANDATES

 A repository is a mechanism for managing and storing digital content from a range of publication and research sources. It is both part of an institution’s local information provision and part of the developing global Open Access information environment

“If an article is "Open Access" it means that it can be freely accessed by anyone in the world using an internet connection. This means that the potential readership of Open Access articles is far, far greater than that for articles where the full-text is restricted to subscribers. Evidence shows that making research material Open Access increases the number of readers and significantly increases citations to the article.”

CADAIR ACTS AS A SHOWCASE FOR ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY RESEARCH GROUPS STUDENT CREATIVITY ACADEMIC RESEARCH

TYPICAL CONTENT IN AN IR SUCH AS CADAIR  JOURNAL ARTICLES  WORKING PAPERS  CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PAPERS  MULTIMEDIA/AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS  BOOK CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS  LEARNING OBJECTS  RAE/REF DATA  BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES  THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

 Addysg a Dysgu Gydol Oes / Education & Lifelong Learning [1]  Astudiaethau Gwybodaeth / Information Studies [74]  Astudiaethau Theatr, Ffilm a Theledu / Theatre, Film & Television Studies [6]  Canolfan Iaith a Dysgu / Language and Learning Centre [0]  Celf / Art [36]  Cyfrifiadureg / Computer Science [322]  Cymraeg / Welsh [7]  Daearyddiaeth ac Astudiaethau Daear / Geography & Earth Sciences [29]  Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth / Information Services [52]  Gwleidyddiaeth Ryngwladol / International Politics [122]  Gwyddor Chwaraeon ac Ymarfer Corff / Sport & Exercise Science [25]  Gwyddorau Biolegol, Amgylcheddol a Gwledig / Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences [2]  Hanes a Hanes Cymru / History & Welsh History [1]  Ieithoedd Ewropeaidd / European Languages [0]  Llenyddiaeth Saesneg / English [3]  Mathemateg a Ffiseg / Mathematics & Physics [64]  Rheolaeth a Busnes / Management & Business [21]  Traethodau Ymchwil / Theses [45]  Y Gyfraith / Law [73]

WITHIN A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY Astudiaethau Gwybodaeth / Information Studies [74]  Archives and Records Management [1]  Health and Information Systems [23]  Information Behaviour and e-learning [17]  Information Literacy [3]  MSc dissertations from Department of Information Studies [1]  Management and Knowledge Management (for Library and Information Services) [22]  PhD theses from Department of Information Studies [2]  Publishing and e-Publishing [5]

CHALLENGES  Cultural – move from paper to webpage  Global – developing Open Access movement  Institutional – raising awareness  Departmental – continuing good practice  Individual – gain permissions, use common sense

BENEFITS  Research resource – other dissertations/theses available  Academic papers accessible  Recognition of your research  Visibility of your research in the career market  Demonstrates departmental successful research output

The submission of Theses – what can go in? All PG taught Masters dissertations with distinctions, whether or not a student gets a distinction overall MA’s on Welsh, Celtic Studies or Welsh History All Successful research theses - PhD and Mphil

Aberystwyth University Electronic copy to CADAIR – on CD/as attachment Signed E-Thesis Agreement Form to CADAIR Two paper copies for libraries – NLW & AU – to be given to your department after completion

 ABERYSTWYTH  BATH  BRADFORD  BRISTOL  BRUNEL  CARDIFF  CHESTER  EDINBURGH  EXETER  GLASGOW  IMPERIAL  LEEDS  LEICESTER  LIVERPOOL  MANCHESTER  MIDDLESEX  NAPIER UNIVERSITY  NEWCASTLE  NORTHAMPTON  NOTTINGHAM  OXFORD  ROEHAMPTON  ROBERT GORDON, ABERDEEN  SHEFFIELD  SOUTHAMPTON  STRILING  ST ANDREWS  UCL  WARWICK  WOLVERHAMPTON

Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask the CADAIR team – tel: THANK YOU Dr Nicky Cashman, 2009