Why is it that Open Archives/ E-prints works well in some fields (physics, astronomy, computer science) and not in other fields (say, agriculture)? I would like to hear from members of the list.
Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] --- Pauline Simpson <p...@soc.soton.ac.uk> wrote: > Dear All > > At the OAI Geneva I undertook to do the following: > > 2. Investigate OAI and OAF email archives for prior > discussion and > synthesize > > 3. Open the discussion with the intention of > constructing a model/s to > address perceived problems. We will need a statement > of the problem/s and > suggested solutions (some already articulated on > Saturday) > > At present we have completed item 2 and and are now > compiling a table of > all e-Print archives (that we can find!) with an > annotation of what subject > classification they 'appear' to be using : LOC; > DDC; In House > Classification (possibly based on LOC or another); > In House > terminology; Faculty/Dept/Group; None. > > We hope to have completed this work by the end of > next week and will be > placing it on the web for validation and additions. > This will then form > the basis of discussion on the way forward. I will > email the list again > when we have done this. > > If any of you know of the existence of such a table > already please let me > know (and send it to me) so that we do not > duplicate effort. > > It has taken longer than I thought but I believe > this evidence gathering > exercise will be a worthwhile tool in our > deliberations concerning > harvesting and interoperability between > institutional and discipline based > e-Print archives. > > best wishes > > Pauline > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Pauline Simpson, > Head of Information Services, Southampton > Oceanography Centre > and > Faculty Liaison Leader for Science, Engineering and > Math > and > TARDIS (Univ Southampton e-Prints) Project Manager > > University of Southampton Waterfront Campus, > European Way, > Southampton, SO14 3ZH, England > > Tel: +44-(0)23 8059 6111: Fax +44-(0)23 8059 > 6115 > email: p...@soc.soton.ac.uk ; p...@soton.ac.uk > Web : http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk > > > _______________________________________________ > OAI-eprints mailing list > oai-epri...@lists.openlib.org > http://lists.openlib.org/mailman/listinfo/oai-eprints