What are the benefits for researchers of depositing e-prints?
• Wider access: By opening up OU research beyond the limitations of academic publishers’ business models (e.g. journal subscriptions), more people will have access to and read research written by Open University researchers. • Impact: With wider access comes the possibility of greater impact, not only in terms of citations from other researchers, but also, through providing access to non-academic users (e.g. policy-makers, practitioners, businesses etc.), ORO can help maximise the impact of OU research upon society, the economy, and UK plc. • Funding body compliance: Research funding bodies are advocating the use of institutional repositories to improve access to research (see RCUK ). • Organization: Researchers and administrators at the Open University and in the wider academic community will be able be able to find, use, and track your research effectively. • Preservation: Your research papers are managed, stored and backed up centrally. A more robust alternative to personal web page
