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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Connecting JISC discussion lists and the Depot

Users of the JISCmail academic discussion lists now have direct access to the Depot from each list's home page.

For example, here's the home page for the JISC-Repositories list.  Note the Depot link at the top of the right-hand sidebar.

From the announcement (October 15, 2008):

EDINA [which runs the Depot] and JISCmail have been working together and are now pleased to offer access to the Depot from the JISCmail Tools area of all list homepages.

The Depot is the JISC-funded service which enables all UK academics to share in the benefits of open access exposure for their research outputs.

The Depot offers an automatic re-direct service, nicknamed UK Repository Junction, to ensure that users who have an existing Institutional Repository (IR) are directed to that local service. Those researchers at institutions that do not currently have an Institutional Repository can deposit their research outputs directly into the Depot.

For more details, including a screen shot and a short Depot FAQ, see the JISCmail page on the new service.

PS:  Also see our past posts on the Depot.