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EPrints.org
What is EPrints.org?
EPrints.org maintains an open-source
software package (GNU Eprints) that
makes it easy for anyone to set up and
run an institutional "E-print archive".
The term 'E-print' covers both preprints,
and also post-prints - electronic
copies of articles that have already
been accepted and published in an
existing journal.
The Eprints.org repository software
supports the Open Archive Initiative
(OAI) Metadata Harvesting Protocol.
As a result, the holdings of any archive
that uses the Eprints.org software can
be harvested and indexed by aggregation
services, such as OAIster. Over
100 archive sites now run the GNU
EPrints software, hosting a total of
more than 27,000 articles between
them.
Why does Eprints.org exist?
The aim of Eprints.org is to make it
easier for scientists to self-archive
electronic copies of the research they
publish, and thereby increase the proportion
of the literature that is openly
accessible. The self-archiving movement
received a major boost as a result
of the Budapest Open Access Initiative
(BOAI), which emphasized the important
role that self-archiving could play
in improving access to research.
Who is behind Eprints.org?
The Eprints.org software was developed
at the Electronics and Computer
Science Department of the University
of Southampton, UK, initially to run
COGPRINTS, a pioneering E-print
archive.
www.EPrints.org
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