RSP Logo Logo for JISC Repository Net

Expanding Content

Advice from the Repositories Support Project (RSP) on expanding the content of Open Access repositories.

Content Types

Publications; Theses & Dissertations; Teaching Resources; Audio Visual Items; Data; Grey Literature

Strategies

Faculty/Departmental Campaigns; External Downloads; Advocacy; Other Approaches

Initial Content

Quick wins for acquiring initial content, pour encourager les autres.

Advocacy Options

Mandatory OA Deposition; Making Presentations; Workshops & Training; Posters; Using the Media

Advocacy Resources

Re-usable Presentations; PowerPoint Slide Library; Case Studies; External Resources

Ongoing Maintenance

Developing Support Services; Suggested Workflows; Mediated Deposition; PDF-making Services; Best Practice; Software Upgrades; etc.

Benchmarking & Targets

Publication Lists; Compliance Rates; Counting Authors; Deposition Rates; Turnround Times

Planning Checklist

This planning checklists offers as a series of key questions designed to ‘make you think' about the topic of expanding content in your repository.