Re: [EP-underground] Kudos to Tim Brody for his cross-archive registry and growth-metre!
Jessie Hey <[email protected]> Fri, 06 Feb 2004 11:53:00 +0000
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--=====================_172329062==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed This is excellent news for understanding the bigger picture. In comparing content, there will, however, be a need to distinguish between simple bibliographic records and records with full text attached where an archive is also serving as a publications listing. In addition, some bibliographic records may also link to open access text although they are not deposited in an archive. Jessie At 20:18 05/02/2004 +0000, you wrote: >On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 Eric Van de Velde <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I absolutely love > > http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php! > > I think this shows what really matters: content! > > I would suggest a few additions to make the website > > complete and then use it for some good PR: > > > > - A federated search interface > >Dear Eric, > >All credit goes to Tim Brody (to whom I am branching your reply)! > >I'm not sure what a federated interface is. (I assume it's one that >accepts all >pertinent OAI archives, and in some integrated way? Tim will understand, >and, I >hope, do it if he can.) > > > - Content statistics (graph number of items over time) > >There is already an analysis across archives: >http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php?action=analysis > >but I agree that eprints itself should have a way of doing the same >*within* each archive across time: (Chris? Tim?) > > > - Usage statistics (I guess the individual repositories would have > > to contribute that) > >In principle, an OAIster cross-archive version of Tim's existing citebase, >which counts downloads as well as citations could provide that. Again, >it would hep if the eprints software were adapted to make this easily done >(Chris? Tim?) >http://citebase.eprints.org/ >http://citebase.eprints.org/analysis/correlation.php > > > Ideally, all of this would be made available for: > > 1. All OAI repositories > > 2. All Eprints repositories > > 3. Each collection of Eprints repositories belonging to a > > separate institution. > >Yes, yes, and yes! > > > In fact, such a website could be the launch of an Eprints coalition of > > institutes. > >And yes again! > >Best wishes, Stevan > > > With kind greetings, > > --Eric. > >Eric Van de Velde >Library Director >California Institute of Technology ~~~~~~~~ Jessie Hey Research Fellow TARDIS http://tardis.eprints.org/ Dr. JMN Hey ([email protected]) Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 6112 Fax +44 (0)23 8059 6115 e-Prints Soton: University of Southampton e-Prints Service http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/ --=====================_172329062==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> This is excellent news for understanding the bigger picture.<br><br> In comparing content, there will, however, be a need to distinguish between simple bibliographic records and records with full text attached where an archive is also serving as a publications listing. In addition, some bibliographic records may also link to open access text although they are not deposited in an archive.<br><br> Jessie <br><br> <br> At 20:18 05/02/2004 +0000, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 Eric Van de Velde <[email protected]> wrote:<br><br> > I absolutely love<br> > <a href="http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php" eudora="autourl">http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php</a>! <br> > I think this shows what really matters: content! <br> > I would suggest a few additions to make the website<br> > complete and then use it for some good PR:<br> ><br> > <x-tab> </x-tab>- A federated search interface<br><br> Dear Eric,<br><br> All credit goes to Tim Brody (to whom I am branching your reply)!<br><br> I'm not sure what a federated interface is. (I assume it's one that accepts all<br> pertinent OAI archives, and in some integrated way? Tim will understand, and, I<br> hope, do it if he can.)<br><br> > <x-tab> </x-tab>- Content statistics (graph number of items over time)<br><br> There is already an analysis across archives:<br> <a href="http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php?action=analysis" eudora="autourl">http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php?action=analysis</a><br><br> but I agree that eprints itself should have a way of doing the same<br> *within* each archive across time: (Chris? Tim?)<br><br> > <x-tab> </x-tab>- Usage statistics (I guess the individual repositories would have<br> > to contribute that)<br><br> In principle, an OAIster cross-archive version of Tim's existing citebase,<br> which counts downloads as well as citations could provide that. Again,<br> it would hep if the eprints software were adapted to make this easily done<br> (Chris? Tim?)<br> <a href="http://citebase.eprints.org/" eudora="autourl">http://citebase.eprints.org/</a><br> <a href="http://citebase.eprints.org/analysis/correlation.php" eudora="autourl">http://citebase.eprints.org/analysis/correlation.php</a><br><br> > Ideally, all of this would be made available for:<br> > <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>1. All OAI repositories<br> > <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>2. All Eprints repositories<br> > <x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>3. Each collection of Eprints repositories belonging to a<br> > separate institution.<br><br> Yes, yes, and yes!<br><br> > In fact, such a website could be the launch of an Eprints coalition of<br> > institutes.<br><br> And yes again!<br><br> Best wishes, Stevan<br><br> > With kind greetings,<br> > --Eric.<br><br> Eric Van de Velde<br> Library Director<br> California Institute of Technology</blockquote> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> ~~~~~~~~<br> Jessie Hey <br> Research Fellow TARDIS <a href="http://tardis.eprints.org/" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://tardis.eprints.org/</a><br> </u></font>Dr. JMN Hey ([email protected])<br> Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 6112 Fax +44 (0)23 8059 6115<br> e-Prints Soton: University of Southampton e-Prints Service <a href="http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/" eudora="autourl">http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/</a> <br><br> </html> --=====================_172329062==.ALT--