OpenDOAR has added 16 new graphs to show the state of the repositories in the directory. From today's announcement:
OpenDOAR is pleased to announce the release of new statistical graphs for its database. There are 16 different charts in all, including:
Repositories or Repository Organisations by Continent or Country
Usage of Open Access Repository Software Platforms
Open Access Repository Types
Repository Operational Statuses
Most Frequent Content Types
Most Frequent Languages
OpenDOAR Subjects
Grades for Metadata Re-use policies, [Full Text] Data Re-use policies, etc.
Growth of the OpenDOAR Database
By default the charts cover the full OpenDOAR database. However, as the graphs are an add-on to the existing 'Find' page, you have the option to view results as charts whatever search you do. For instance you could use the country filter to see how the "United States" and "Europe" compare. Or you could see how usage of GNU EPrints differs from DSpace and Bepress....
We hope the charts will be useful for advocacy purposes. We are therefore happy for people to include the charts in their own websites, and we provide the necessary HTML source code. The charts are dynamic, so you always see the latest data.
PS: These are useful, especially (for my purposes) the chart of the growth in the number of repositories listed in the directory. OpenDOAR doesn't chart the number of items on deposit in each listed repository, as ROAR does, and neither directory (yet) makes it easy to learn the total number of items on deposit in all the listed repositories.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/26/2007 10:57:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
