The Website for SHERPA/RoMEO has been Upgraded
SHERPA (Securing a Hybrid Environment for Research Preservation and Access) was founded in 2002 at the Centre for Research Communications in an effort to support the establishment of open access repositories in UK universities. Since then, it has expanded to facilitate the rapid and efficient worldwide dissemination of research.
Their RoMEO service is a definitive color-coded listing of over 600 publisher’s copyright agreements and retained author rights. The major upgrade gives:
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an extra category for the self-archiving of the publisher’s version/pdf
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expanded journal coverage
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extra search options for journal abbreviations and electronic ISSNs
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new tabular browse view for publishers
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selective display of publishers’ compliance with funding agencies’ mandates
<submitted by Cathy Brown>
