This project will establish a Research Open Access Repository (ROAR@UEL)at the University of East London (UEL). The ROAR@UEL will initially provide access to UEL research outputs; facilitate interdisciplinary and cross – institutional research; provide multi point access to research via the web and our VLE, and become embedded within teaching. Hence, increasing the impact of academic research at the University and in doing so raising the visibility of the University. The ROAR@UEL will also support the development of knowledge transfer from the research activities within the academic community to a wider audience including the Knowledge Dock (a UEL enterprise development service). The key users of the Research Open Access Repository will be Academics, Library Staff, Students, University Administrators, Internal Research Staff and world wide researchers.

ROAR@UEL


Start date: 1 October 2007

End date: 31 March 2009

Funding programme: Repositories and Preservation programme

Project website: http://www.uel.ac.uk/ROAR@UEL/

JISC theme(s): Information environment, e-Resources, e-Research, e-Learning

Repositories Start Up Project

This project will establish a Research Open Access Repository (ROAR@UEL)at the University of East London(UEL). The ROAR@UEL will initially provide access to UEL research outputs; facilitate interdisciplinary and cross – institutional research; provide multi point access to research via the web and  our VLE, and  become embedded within teaching. Hence, increasing the impact of academic research at the University and in doing so raising the visibility of the University.

The ROAR@UEL will also support the development of knowledge transfer from the research activities within the academic community to a wider audience including the Knowledge Dock (a UEL enterprise development service).

The key users of the Research Open Access Repository will be Academics, Library Staff, Students, University Administrators, Internal Research Staff and world wide researchers.

Aims and objectives

Aims
  • Enable easy access to UEL research outputs (journal articles, conference papers etc.) by the wider research community
  • Facilitate interdisciplinary and cross - institution research partnerships by highlighting UEL’s research expertise to the wider community
  • Enable better exploitation of UEL learning and teaching activities, both within UEL and other educational institutions
  • Demonstrate and promote research activity to potential research students
  • Capture and preserve the University’s intellectual assets

Objectives

To develop a Research Open Access Repository to enable electronic access to UEL research papers and other research outputs.

  • To ensure that the Research Open Access Repository reflects stakeholder requirements
  • To develop the processes and protocols to ensure that the Research Open Access Repository is populated and exploited
  • To ensure that the Research Open Access Repository links effectively with other national and international repositories and search services
  • To embed the Research Open Access Repository into the working practices of the University
  • To link the Research Open Access Repository to UEL Direct (the VLE), the Library Management System, and to other institutional systems as appropriate

Project methodology

The Project will apply infokits developed by JISC and its project management framework.

Anticipated outputs and outcomes

One of the main outputs of the ROAR@UEL would be a functional repository holding  UEL’s research publications and making these accessible through UEL’s website, VLE etc.

Other outputs will be:

  • Developing staff expertise in Digital Preservations, Digitisation, IR technical processes and digital copyright
  • Project documents such as reports, project plans, presentations and knowledge will be shared with colleagues

Project Outcomes:

ROAR@UEL will raise UEL’s image by showcasing its research publications. The other outcome will be long-term preservations of UEL’s intellectual assets. ROAR@UEL will also serve an important source for future RAEs.

project staff

Project Director
  • Prof. Andrew McDonald, Director Library & Learning Services
Project Manager
  • Gurdish Sandhu, Associate Director (Systems), Library and Learning Services, University of East London, Docklands Campus, University Way, London, E16 2RD, Tel: 020 8223 6463, Fax: 020 8223 2804, g.sandhu@UEL.ac.uk
Project Team
  • Paul Chopra, Stratford Campus Librarian, Library and Learning Services p.chopra@uel.ac.uk
  • Michael Cox, Institutional Repository Manager, University of East London, m.cox@uel.ac.uk
  • Nick Jarrett
  • John Springett
  • Project Advisory Group: To be set up soon
  • Last updated on 09/01/09 by Kerry Ann Down