Maximizing the Impact of Institutional Knowledge at IITA

Using CGSpace

Alan OrthIbadan, Nigeria, 22 October 2015

CGIAR Open Access and Open Data

http://www.cgiar.org/resources/open/, Retrieved October 22, 2015

CGIAR Science

Council in 2008:

Research

benefits must

travel across

borders

Access to Public Goods, Long on CGIAR Agenda

https://r4dconsult.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/international-public-goods-research/, Retrieved October 22, 2015

BMGF Open Access Policy

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/General-Information/Open-Access-Policy, Retrieved October 22, 2015

Strict open

access policy as

of January 1,

2015

DSpace Helps Make Information “F.A.I.R”

• Free: no subscriptions, “paywalls”, etc• Accessible: is publicly available• Indexed: can be found in search engines• Reusable: has a permissive license

What is DSpace?

• Open-source software package for creating digital repositories

• Driven by demands to have all outputs and products available and accessible

• Stewarded by DuraSpace with input from the user and developer communities

• Not a “library” management system

The Road to “CGSpace”

• Before: InMagic, physical library• 2009: ILRI launches Mahider—meaning

“repository” in Amharic• 2010: Other CGIAR research centers and

programs join our platform and share costs• 2011: Rebranded as “CGSpace”• 2015: 8 CGIAR centers, 5 CRPs, ~50,000 items,

~200k visitors per month

“CGSpace” in October, 2015

ORCiD For Author IDs

• Open Researcher and Contributor ID• Attempt to solve the “name ambiguity”

problem:● Alan Orth● Orth, A● Orth, A.S.● Orth, Alan

• ORCID uses unique identifiers• Alan Orth→0000-0002-1735-7458

Alan Orth’s ORCID profile, listing institutional affiliations and works

ORCID IDs linked in CGSpace items

Increasing Visibility With CGSpace

• Primary location for institutional outputs(No posting PDFs on corporate website!)

• Integrate with external websites like Google Scholar, Research Gate, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc(Direct ALL traffic to CGSpace!)

CCAFS publications website, powered by CGSpace

“Latest outputs” on ILRI homepage, fed by CGSpace

“Latest outputs” on project blog, fed by CGSpace

Quantifying visibility via repository statistics

Top authors, their co-authors, collaborating institutions, and CRPs

they work in

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