RoMEO

RSP Repository Administrators Workshop

11th August 2010

Bill Hubbard

RoMEO Homepage

Particular features

RoMEO Blog

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RoMEO pdfs

Use of Publisher pdfs

109 publishers allow immediate use of PDF

3 month embargo - 1 publishers

6 month embargo - 8 publishers

12 month embargo - 8 publishers

24 month embargo - 7 publishers

RoMEO Paid Options

RoMEO Stats

Maintenance

We rely on suggestions and contributions

Normally• about 500 publisher queries outstanding• about 500 suggestions for inclusion pending

Paper trail of policies kept

Currently, maintaining response to suggestions but focus on consolidation of holdings, strategic additions, features and sustainability

Consolidation and development

Journal level information• Harvesting publisher lists• Ambiguities, hierarchies and copyright• Working through DOAJ

Strategic additions• Web of Science• principal country publishers

Non-english language versions

Sustainability

Sustainability choices

Centralised investment

Private sector investment

Institutional subsidy

Crowd sourced and managed service • (plus central management)

Consortial action

Blend of the above

Business model

Interest from different bodies• Spain, Germany, Japan, Australia, Norway, Sweden,

Finland, Portugal, Argentina, others• How does this translate to governance, resources,

information?

Contributions of information• Maintenance of authority

Contributory resources

Value of RoMEO• 3750 eprints per year - £12,250

What would you like to see?

Bill Hubbard

bill.hubbard@nottingham.ac.uk