EPrints@IISc
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| EPrints@IISc | |
|---|---|
| Name | EPrints@IISc |
| Institution | Indian Institute of Science |
| Location | Bengaluru, India |
| Established | 2002 |
| Director | N. Balakrishnan |
EPrints@IISc is an open-access digital repository of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), one of the premier research institutions in India, founded by Jamsetji Tata and Morris Travers. The repository is part of the global movement towards Open Access (OA) initiated by Budapest Open Access Initiative and supported by organizations like SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). EPrints@IISc is built using the EPrints software developed by University of Southampton and is a member of the DRIVER (Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research) network, which includes other prominent repositories like arXiv and PubMed Central. The repository is also indexed by Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic.
Introduction
EPrints@IISc was established in 2002 as a digital repository to collect, preserve, and provide access to the research output of the Indian Institute of Science community, including faculty members, research staff, and students. The repository is managed by the JRD Tata Memorial Library, which is one of the largest and most comprehensive libraries in India, with a collection of over 500,000 volumes and subscriptions to over 1,000 journals and databases, including IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, and JSTOR. EPrints@IISc is part of the National Knowledge Resource Consortium (NKRC), a consortium of Indian institutions that aim to promote Open Access and Open Educational Resources (OER) in India, in collaboration with organizations like Commonwealth of Learning and UNESCO. The repository also participates in the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) and the Open Education Consortium.
History
The concept of EPrints@IISc was first proposed in 2001 by the Indian Institute of Science faculty members, who were inspired by the Budapest Open Access Initiative and the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing. The repository was launched in 2002 with an initial collection of theses and dissertations from the Indian Institute of Science, and has since grown to include a wide range of research output, including articles, conference papers, book chapters, and technical reports from institutions like Indian Institute of Technology and National Institute of Technology. EPrints@IISc has also collaborated with other repositories like DSpace and Fedora Commons to develop new features and functionality, and has participated in international initiatives like the Open Access Week and the International Open Access Day.
Features and Functionality
EPrints@IISc provides a range of features and functionality to support the deposit, preservation, and dissemination of research output, including metadata creation, full-text indexing, and citation tracking, using tools like Dublin Core and MODS. The repository also provides persistent identifiers (PIDs) for all deposited items, using services like DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and Handle System, and supports OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) for metadata exchange with other repositories like arXiv and PubMed Central. EPrints@IISc also provides usage statistics and download counts for deposited items, using tools like Google Analytics and Piwik, and supports RSS feeds and email alerts for new deposits and updates, in collaboration with services like RSS Advisory Board and W3C.
Content and Collections
EPrints@IISc contains a diverse range of research output from the Indian Institute of Science community, including articles from journals like Nature, Science, and PLOS ONE, and conference papers from conferences like IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation and ACM International Conference on Multimedia. The repository also contains theses and dissertations from the Indian Institute of Science, as well as book chapters and technical reports from institutions like Indian Institute of Technology and National Institute of Technology. EPrints@IISc also contains datasets and software from researchers at the Indian Institute of Science, in collaboration with repositories like Figshare and GitHub, and supports data citation using services like DataCite.
Impact and Usage
EPrints@IISc has had a significant impact on the research community at the Indian Institute of Science and beyond, with over 10,000 deposited items and over 1 million downloads per year, according to Google Analytics and Piwik. The repository has also been recognized as a model for Open Access repositories in India and has been cited as an example of best practice in repository management by organizations like SPARC and DOAJ. EPrints@IISc has also collaborated with other repositories like arXiv and PubMed Central to develop new features and functionality, and has participated in international initiatives like the Open Access Week and the International Open Access Day, in collaboration with organizations like Right to Research Coalition and Open Knowledge Foundation.
Technical Infrastructure
EPrints@IISc is built using the EPrints software, which is a free and open-source repository platform developed by the University of Southampton. The repository is hosted on a Linux server and uses a MySQL database to store metadata and full-text content, in collaboration with services like MySQL AB and Oracle Corporation. EPrints@IISc also uses Apache web server software and Perl programming language to provide a robust and scalable infrastructure for the repository, in collaboration with organizations like Apache Software Foundation and Perl Foundation. The repository is also backed up regularly using rsync and tape backup systems, in collaboration with services like rsync.net and IBM.