RoMEO Updates for August

September 2nd, 2010 by romeo

Added new publishers:
• Cochrane Collaboration – Blue [6/8/10]
• DentaQuest – Blue [27/8/10]
• PNG Publications [2/8/10]
• Purdue University Press – White [27/8/10]
• Società Italiana di Fisica – Green [27/8/10]
• Southern Economic Association – Blue[27/8/10]
• Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire –Blue [6/8/10]

Total publishers: 779 [27/8/10]
Total added in August: 7

Updated entries:
• Academy of Management (White to blue) [6/8/10]
• Adis Online – Policy (White to White) [20/8/10]
• American Society for Microbiology – policy URL [20/8/10]
• Antiquity Publications (white to Blue) [6/8/10]
• Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine changed name to College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand[23/8/10]
• Endocrine Society (change to policy wording ) [6/8/10]
• Norsk sykepleierforbund (Norwegian Nurses League) (Blue to Green) [6/8/10]
• Royal Society of Medicine to Royal Society of Medicine Press [26/8/10]
• Society of the European Journal of Endocrinology to European Society of Endocrinology [26/8/10]
• Universitätsverlag Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe University Press) to KIT Scientific Publishing [31/8/10]

RoMEO Português Agreement

August 3rd, 2010 by romeo

The SHERPA/RoMEO team – Peter Millington and Jane Smith – met with colleagues from the Portuguese Projecto Blimunda while at OR10, Madrid to finalise partnership arrangements. Blimunda will provide details of Portuguese publishers’ policies on open access and self archiving for inclusion in RoMEO.

Blimunda will also be providing translations of RoMEO data into Portguese, which will form the basis of a special version of RoMEO – provisionally entitled RoMEO Português. RoMEO has already received the first batch of translations, and this has been used to create prototype Portuguese versions of both interactive RoMEO and the Application Programmers’ Interface (API).

The prototype human interface can be viewed at:

http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/pt/

While the interface of this prototype is still in English, the policy data is displayed in Portuguese wherever possible.

e.g. http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/pt/search?id=55&fIDnum=|

The URL for the prototype API is:

http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/api16.php?la=pt

The prototype works the same way as the live API, but the addition of the argument la=pt causes the XML data to be returned in Portuguese wherever possible. (Similarly, la=de returns data in German.)

e.g. http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/api16.php?la=pt&id=55

We look forward to working with our Portuguese colleagues in refining these services over the coming months.

 Peter

RoMEO and JULIET Updates for July

August 2nd, 2010 by romeo

RoMEO
New publishers:
•    International Phycological Society [14/7/10]
•    NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme – Blue [16/7/10]
•    SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research – Blue [21/7/10]
•    Society for Rangeland Management [2/7/10]

Total publishers: 772 [21/7/10]
Total added in July: 4

Updated entries
•    Emerald- Policy URL [2/7/10]
•    Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) name changed to MDPI [2/7/10]
•    National Research Council Canada – policy URL, PDF status changed[2/7/10]

JULIET
New entries
•    Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSF) [8/7/10]
•    Telethon [23/7/10]

Jane

SHERPA/RoMEO API Workshop at the Repository Fringe 2010, Edinburgh

July 27th, 2010 by romeo

We are pleased to announce that SHERPA will be running a Workshop on the RoMEO API on the 1st September in Edinburgh as a pre-event for Repository Fringe 2010
(http://eris.lib.ed.ac.uk/repofringe/).
 
The workshop will be in two parts:
 
The morning will begin with a brief introduction to the RoMEO database and the API, followed by three talks from users about their experiences in exploiting the API in their applications.
 
In the afternoon, you will hear how RoMEO is being re-engineered and how this may affect the API. There will then be breakout sessions in which you will be encouraged to let the RoMEO team know how you want to use the API, and what you would like the next major upgrade API to look like.
 
The provisional programme and the booking booking form are at: http://www.rsp.ac.uk/events/index?page=RoMEOAPI2010
 
This one day workshop is primarily intended for UK users. Overseas delegates will be welcome too, although there will be further opportunities to influence the development of the API.

Peter

RoMEO Posters comes 2nd place in Poster Competition at Open Repositories 2010

July 12th, 2010 by romeo

Last week we attended Open Repositories 2010, in Madrid, were we presented a poster on the Major Improvements to the RoMEO Service (Poster 13).

I am delighted to say that after a delegate vote, we came 2nd place in the Poster Competition.

We offer our congratualtions to the Winners- Poster 2 (Colin Smith and Chris Yates from the Open University) and the Runners up – Poster 7 (MELIBEA). Photos of the presentations being awarded can be seen on Flickr, and additional photos of the Poster Displays.

The abstracts of all of the posters presented can be seen here.

Blimunda Project

We also held a productive meeting with representatives of the Blimunda project, and are looking forward to working with them to host the policies for Portugeuse language titles.

Jane

RoMEO Updates for June

July 1st, 2010 by romeo

Added new publishers:

•    Actuarial Profession, The [Green] [9/6/10]
•    Agricultural Institute of Canada[Blue] [2/6/10]
•    Asociacion Nicaraguense de Entomologia – [Blue] [11/6/10]
•    Confindustria, Centro Studi [Yellow] [3/6/10]
•    Florida State University, Department of Philosophy {Green} [3/6/10]
•    Integrated Publishing Association [Green] [11/6/10]
•    International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE) [Blue] [3/6/0]
•    Lavoisier (Hermes Science Publications)[Yellow] [8/6/10]
•    Max-Planck-Institut für Geistiges Eigentum, Wettbewerbs- und Steuerrecht [Green] [10/6/10]
•    Missouri Botanical Garden Press [Green} [24/6/10]
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) [Blue] [23/6/10]
•    Publication Office of Progress of Theoretical Physics [Green] [21/6/10]
•    Slack [White ] [14/6/10]
•    Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) {White {22/6/10}
•    University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science – [White ] [15/6/10]
•    Wayne State University Press [Green] [3/6/10]

Total publishers: 768 [24/6/10]
Total added in June: 16


Updated entries:

•    American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Education – White to a more restrictive White [18/6/10]
•    Athabasca University Press – policy extended to other titles [11/6/10]
•    Copernicus – PDF added [14/6/10]
•    Emerald – policy urls displayed correctly [23/6/10]
•    European Geophysical Union – pre-print and PDF policy added [14/6/10]
•    Griffith University, Griffith Law School, Socio-Legal Research Centre – Main URL changed [1/6/10]
•    International Mountain Society (IMS) [3/6/10]
•    Royal Society, The – Green to Yellow [22/6/10]
•    Royal Society, The – Yellow to Green [28/6/10]
•    Changed Taylor & Francis (Informa Healthcare) to Informa Healthcare to properly reflect company status within Informa Group [3/6/10]

Jane

RoMEO at OR10, Madrid

June 30th, 2010 by romeo

We are in the final stages of preperation for Open Repositories 2010, in Madrid, next week.

We will be presenting a poster on the Major Improvements and Developments witinh RoMEO.  So do come and see us during the Poster session, or if you miss us then, the poster will be up for the whole conference, so there is plenty of time to read them all.

I understand the organisers are arranging ‘mailboxes’ for each poster so if you can’t spot us in person, do feel free to leave messages and we will do our best to get back to you either during or after the conference as appropriate.

If you want to arrange a meeting with either myself or Peter Millington, please let us know and we can make arrangements. Before the conference, you can comment here or  email us at romeo(at)sherpa.ac.uk or during the conference via @SHERPAServices on Twitter, to discuss issues or arrange a meeting.

We look forward to seeing you all next week!

Jane

RoMEO Updates for May

June 1st, 2010 by romeo

New Publishers

•             Adenine Press – White [6/5/10]

•             Alliance for Children and Families – Green [7/5/10]

•             American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry- White [Unknown] [10/5/10]

•             American Astronautical Society- White [Unknown] [10/5/10]

•             American Bryological and Lichenological Society – White [10/5/10]

•             American Entomological Society- White [Unknown] [10/5/10]

•             American Foundation for the Blind- White [Unknown] [10/5/10]

•             American Society for Horticultural Science- White [Unknown] [10/5/10]

•             American Society of Mammalogists – White [28/5/10]

•             Archaeological Institute of America – Blue [6/5/10]

•             Association of American Medical Colleges – White [10/5/10]

•             Association of Schools of Public Health- White [Unknown] [10/5/10]

•             Canadian Diabetes Association– White [Unknown]  [12/5/10]

•             Canadian Ophthalmological Society – White [25/5/10]

•             Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists– White [Unknown]  [12/5/10]

•             Carl Hanser Verlag– White [26/5/10]

•             Catholic University of America Press– White [26/5/10]

•             Chemical Society of Japan – Blue [12/5/10]

•             Chinese Medical Association– White [26/5/10]

•             Chinese University Press – White [Unknown] [12/5/10]

•             Cognizant Communication Corporation– White [Unknown]  [12/5/10] (see Update)

•             College Art Association– White [26/5/10]

•             Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas  (CSIC) – Blue [25/5/10]

•             Council for Exceptional Children– White [Unknown]  [12/5/10]

•             Dustri Verlag – White [26/5/10]

•             Erich Schmidt Verlag– White [26/5/10]

•             Fabrizio Serra editore – White [Unknown] + Paid OA [13/5/10]

•             Harvard University, Harvard Law School – Green [24/5/10]

•             Hemeroteca Científica Catalana – Blue [17/5/10]

•             Horizon Scientific Press – Blue [17/5/10]

•             International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) – Blue [13/5/10]

•             Society for Judgment and Decision Making –Blue [4/5/10]

Total publishers: 752 [28/5/10]

Total added in May: 32

Updated entries:

•             Academia Sinica, Institute of Statistical Science – policy url [24/5/10]

•             American Association of Immunologists – funder compliance [17/5/10]

•             American Mathematical Society – policy URL [4/5/10]

•             American Society of Civil Engineers – policy URL [14/5/10]

•             Canadian Diabetes Association – policy URL [12/5/10]

•             Cognizant Communication Corporation – PDF use allowed, White to Blue [17/5/10]

•             Council for Exceptional Children – Policy URL and statement on OA title [12/5/10

•             e-Century Publishing – clarification of CC license [7/5/10]

•             IEEE – policy URL [26/5/10]

•             IEEE – policy URL [27/5/10]

•             InnoVision Health Media – main URL [4/5/10]

•             Intellect – added Paid OA [28/5/10]

•             Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc – policy URL and copyright acknowledgement added [7/5/10]

•            Pharmaceutical Press name change to Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain  – plus Green to Yellow[18/5/10]

•             Portland Press – minor changes to conditions wording [28/5/10]

•             Radioengineering Society – main and policy URL [4/5/10]

•             Wiley-Blackwell – adjusted embargo to 0-24 months from 0-12 months to reflect current situations [28/5/10]

Jane

Linking to Entries in RoMEO

May 11th, 2010 by romeo

We often get asked how to link to a specific entry in RoMEO. We have now created a webpagte with details of how to do this.

Each record for a publisher in RoMEO has a persistent identification number. This not displayed, but it can be seen if you hover over the link labelled “Suggest an update for this record” at the foot of the record. Hovering over the URL should display a link in your browser’s status bar. The ID appears at the end of the URL – e.g. http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeoupdate.php?id=76.

Full details can be found here. And we have provided a link to this new page from our FAQ section.

This new page, aslo provides instructions on how to link to individual Journal entries too.

Jane & Peter

Norsk RoMEO

May 11th, 2010 by romeo

The RoMEO team met visitors from Norway on the 5th May to discuss a data sharing partnership.

Norwegian RoMEO visitors with the SHERPA RoMEO team

Jan Erik Frantsvåg (Universitet i Tromsø), Ingrid Cutler (Universitet i Bergen), and Arild Skalmeraas (Høgskolen i Telemark) have been granted funding to gather information on the self-archiving rights policies of Norwegian publishers for addition to RoMEO.

RoMEO staff – Jane H Smith and Peter Millington – briefed the visitors on the management of the RoMEO database, and discussed ways in which we could work together. They also outlined plans for RoMEO over the forthcoming year, which include the development of international partnerships, and the creation of non-English language versions of RoMEO.

Peter