Why set up an online open access repository?
• to provide a central collection of LSE research in one place on the web • to provide a search mechanism for locating specific research by subject, keyword, LSE department or research centre, author or title • to increase the visibility and impact of LSE research [2] • to offer cross-searching with repositories at other universities in the UK and globally • to preserve LSE research papers for the future • to reduce the barriers faced by researchers across the world, by making LSE research freely available • to assist the efficient management of RAE submissions • to provide easy access to information for the many journalists who enquire about LSE research • to follow the House of Commons Science & Technology Select Committee’s recommendation that all UK higher education institutions establish institutional repositories on which their published output can be stored and from which it can be read, free of charge, online…
