Who should self-archive?
The Budapest Open Access Initiative is focussed specifically on the refereed research literature, across all disciplines. It is the authors of these articles who should self-archive them, in order to maximize the visibility, accessibility, uptake and impact of their work. The self-archiving itself, however, though rapid and simple, can be done by “proxy,” by digital archivers in the researcher’s institution or its library. It can also be done in bulk, by (free) software (under development).
