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The JISC FAIR Programme focused on improving access to institutional resources, including repositories and open access through a £2 million investment in 14 innovative projects from August 2002 to October 2005. Aimed at analyzing the deposit and disclosure of institutional assets, the programme aimed to enhance understanding of the technical, organizational, and cultural dimensions of resource sharing. Projects were grouped into three clusters: e-prints/e-theses, museums/images, and institutional portals, involving over 40 UK institutions and laying groundwork for better scholarly communication.
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The JISC FAIR Programme Neil Beagrie Chinese National Academy of Sciences July 04
The FAIR Programme • Focus on Access to Institutional Resources (Institutional Repositories and Open Access) • £2 million investment • 14 projects • August 2002 – October 2005
FAIR Objectives • Investigate the deposit and disclosure of institutional assets • Increase understanding of processes • Technical • Organisational • Cultural • Contribute towards mechanisms and supporting services to allow the submission and sharing of content
The FAIR Projects • The 14 projects are split into 3 clusters • e-prints and e-theses (eFAIR – 8 projects) • Museums and Images (4 projects) • Institutional Portals (2 projects) • Projects are lasting from 1 year to 3 years • Cover both HE and FE • Involve >40 institutions across the UK
Key projects • eFAIR • DAEDALUS • SHERPA • Theses Alive! • Electronic Theses • HaIRST • TARDis • Institutional Portals • FAIR Enough
The Open Archives Initiative • FAIR is inspired by the vision of the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) • Sharing digital resources based on a simple mechanism allowing metadata about those resources to be harvested into services • OAI has its roots in an effort to enhance access to e-print archives as a means of increasing the availability of scholarly communication. • now used in many fields, e.g., learning materials, images, museum content
Institutional Repository Software • eprints.org • widely used (127 known archives) • used within 5 FAIR projects • DSpace • used within 3 FAIR projects • DSpace@Cambridge • Theses Alive! has written add-on • Guide to Institutional Repository Software from OSI • http://www.soros.org/openaccess
Further Information JISC FAIR Programme: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/programme_fair.html