As of 21st May 2009, we now have over 2,000 deposits - 69 of which are theses, the majority of items being journal articles. The remainder is made up of book chapters and conference proceedings. ...
At present, Aberystwyth does not have a mandate for its academics and the dissemination of full text theses and dissertations is still optional. Therefore, with continual raising of awareness and encouraging academic staff and [post-graduate] students to deposit, the message is getting through and being positively taken on board by many.
Posted by
Gavin Baker at 5/26/2009 02:16:00 PM.
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.
