[OAI-implementers] New JISC-funded Rights Metadata for Open archiving (RoMEO) project

Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:57:09 +0100

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 Looking for RoMEO?=20
In Higher Education today there are many calls for change in the =
scholarly communication process.  One suggestion receiving a lot of =
publicity is that academics 'self-archive' their research papers either =
by making them available on their own web pages, or by submitting them =
to an institutional repository or a subject-based archive.  The Open =
Archives Initiative has supported this activity by developing an open =
standard by which metadata about the research papers can be disclosed =
and harvested, thus increasing the visibility and impact of the =
research.=20

Even though such research papers are 'given away' by academics, and =
metadata about them is freely created and disclosed, intellectual =
property rights issues are still being raised.  Academics may not care =
who copies their paper, but who's to stop someone publishing it under =
someone else's name?  Or altering the text in some way?  Data providers =
may be pleased that their metadata is being harvested, but what if =
someone then starts selling access to it?

To address some of these questions, the UK Joint Information Systems =
Committee have funded a one-year investigation into the rights issues =
surrounding the self-archiving movement.  The project, called RoMEO =
(Rights MEtadata for Open archiving), is based at Loughborough =
University and will run for one year until July 2003.  The Project is =
being directed by Professor Charles Oppenheim, with Professor Stevan =
Harnad chairing the Advisory Board.

The principal aims of the project are to map all the rights issues =
relevant to the self-archiving of research papers in UK HE under the =
Open Archive Initiative's Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) and =
to consider ways of addressing them.  One particular goal will be the =
development of some simple rights metadata which can be assigned by =
academics depositing papers in institutional (or other) archives, =
disclosed by data providers, harvested by service providers, and =
displayed to end-users, via the OAI-PMH.

The Project Team are inviting input from interested parties, in =
particular academics, publishers, OAI data and service providers, on the =
rights issues they face throughout the self-archiving process.  Please =
contact Elizabeth Gadd, Research Associate, Project RoMEO, Dept of =
Information Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 =
3TU. Tel. 01509 228053, Email. e.a.gadd@lboro.ac.uk

Project web pages, including our first survey for academic authors, are =
now available at =
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ls/disresearch/romeo/index.html and =
will be updated throughout the course of the project.

Apologies for cross-postings of this press release.

*************************************************
Elizabeth Gadd, Research Associate &
Editor,  Library and Information Research News
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3TU
Tel: +44 (0)1509 228053  Fax: +44 (0)1509 223072
Email: E.A.Gadd@lboro.ac.uk
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own web pages, or by submitting them to an institutional repository or a =

subject-based archive.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</SPAN>The Open=20
Archives Initiative has supported this activity by developing an open =
standard=20
by which metadata about the research papers can be disclosed and =
harvested, thus=20
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metadata about them is freely created and disclosed, intellectual =
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</SPAN>Academics may not care who copies their paper, but who&#8217;s to =
stop someone=20
publishing it under someone else&#8217;s name?<SPAN =
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</SPAN>Or altering the text in some way?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
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</SPAN>Data providers may be pleased that their metadata is being =
harvested, but=20
what if someone then starts selling access to =
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size=3D2>To address some of these questions<STRONG>, the UK Joint =
Information=20
Systems Committee have funded a one-year investigation into the rights =
issues=20
surrounding the self-archiving movement</STRONG>.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The project, called RoMEO =
(Rights=20
MEtadata for Open archiving), is based at Loughborough University and =
will run=20
for one year until July 2003.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</SPAN>The=20
Project is being directed by Professor Charles Oppenheim, with Professor =
Stevan=20
Harnad chairing the Advisory Board.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT=20
size=3D2>The principal aims of the project are to map all the rights =
issues=20
relevant to the self-archiving of research papers in UK HE under the =
Open=20
Archive Initiative&#8217;s Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) =
and to consider=20
ways of addressing them.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</SPAN>One=20
particular goal will be the development of some simple rights metadata =
which can=20
be assigned by academics depositing papers in institutional (or other) =
archives,=20
disclosed by data providers, harvested by service providers, and =
displayed to=20
end-users, via the OAI-PMH.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; =
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT=20
size=3D2>The Project Team are inviting input from interested parties, in =

particular academics, publishers, OAI data and service providers, on the =
rights=20
issues they face throughout the self-archiving process.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; Please contact Elizabeth Gadd, =
Research=20
Associate, Project RoMEO, Dept of Information Science, Loughborough =
University,=20
Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3TU. Tel. 01509 228053, Email. <A=20
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will be updated =
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the course of the project.
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Gadd,=20
Research Associate &amp; Editor,&nbsp; Library and Information =
Research=20
News Department of Information Science Loughborough=20
University Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3TU Tel: +44 (0)1509 =
228053&nbsp;=20
Fax: +44 (0)1509 223072 Email: <A=20
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