One of the core aims of the ROAD [Robot-generated Open Access Data] project is to load test DSpace, EPrints and Fedora [DEF] repositories to see how they scale when it comes to using them as repositories to archive large amounts of data (in the form of experimental results and metadata). According to RAOR, the largest repositories (housing open access materials) based on these platforms are 191510, 59715 and 85982 respectively (as of 18th July 208). We want to push them further and see how they fare....
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/18/2008 10:29:00 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.
