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Open Access Citation Information
Funded by JISC
Project head: Professor Charles Oppenheim, Department
of Information Science
Project Partners: Tim Brody and Steve Hitchcock, Southampton
University
Research Associate: Rachel Hardy
Duration: April 1st 2005 - July 31st 2005
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Description
A primary objective of this research was to identify a framework for universal
open access (OA) citation services and an ideal structure for the collection
and distribution of citation information and the main requirements of
such services.
Following desk research an initial proposal for an ideal Open Access Citation
Index Service was developed. Telephone (or email) interviews were conducted
with 17 key stakeholders. The proposal was then adapted and expanded and
sent to the respondents for further feedback. A final proposal with recommendations
was developed from all feedback received.
The aim of the recommended proposal is to increase the exposure of open
access materials and their references to indexing services, and to motivate
new services by reducing setup costs. A combination of distributed and
automated tools, with some additional effort by authors, can be used to
provide more accurate, more comprehensive (and potentially free) citation
indices than currently exist.
The recommended proposal focuses on:
• OA contents in IRs rather than on wider OA sources.
• Capture and validation of well-structured reference metadata at
the point of deposit in the IR.
• Presentation of this data to harvesting services for citation
indexes.
Contact: Professor
Charles Oppenheim
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU
Email: C.Oppenheim@lboro.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1509 223065
Fax: +44 (0)1509 223053
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