2012 Census of Open Access Repositories in Germany: Turning Perceived Knowledge Into Sound Understanding, Article by Paul Vierkant, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
doi:10.1045/november2013-vierkant
Germany’s open access repository landscape is one of the largest in the world. It is shaped by institutional, subject and cross-institutional repositories serving different needs which range, for example, from a mere theses server to a repository integrated into an institutional information infrastructure. To date this landscape has never been fully surveyed. This article presents and interprets the results of a 2012 Census of Open Access Repositories in Germany. This Census covered crucial issues ranging from repository size and software, various value-added services, to general aspects of open access. The key findings of this survey shall help stakeholders in their decision making by identifying trends in the development of open access repositories in Germany.
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