The University of North Carolina's library and open access publisher BioMed Central have announced a collaboration as a result of which nearly 800 journal articles by UNC researchers will now enjoy greater visibility.
Every time BioMed Central publishes an article by a UNC affiliate, the article loads automatically to the Library's Carolina Digital Repository (CDR). The CDR compiles, safeguards, and provides access to the research of UNC faculty and students.
Republishing in the CDR provides an extra layer of security. It also allows the CDR to capture and share a more extensive picture of research activities at UNC, and to capitalise on the Library's investments in open access publishing.
In addition to full text of the articles, BioMed Central shares documents related to the articles, such as surveys, pamphlets, and data sets. The CDR preserves these items along with the articles in a growing collection that already contains more than 2,000 items. The automatic transfer takes place behind the scenes using a technology called Simple Web-Service Offering Repository Deposit (SWORD).
