EDINA newsline
September 2010: Volume 15 Issue 3
The Depot has changed and gone global. Following a successful period of redevelopment, EDINA has relaunched its Open Access repository system as OpenDepot.org, for use by researchers worldwide.
Previously, due to project funding constraints, only UK-based researchers could deposit their research in the Depot. Now we have removed this barrier so researchers worldwide can benefit.
We have transferred all existing data from the Depot service to OpenDepot.org. All URLs now automatically redirect, and existing user details (username, password etc.) have also been transferred so there has been no break in continuity.
We also took the opportunity to upgrade the repository software so users would benefit from an improved service. The launch was timed to coincide with the Repository Fringe 2010 event held in Edinburgh on 2–3 September (see page 4 for a report on that event), and is our contribution to the forthcoming Open Access Week on 18–24 October.