Technical overview and related use cases: irus-uk
| component | description | catalogued as |
|---|---|---|
| IRUS-UK |
Institutional Repository Usage Statistics (IRUS-UK) is a JISC-funded usage-reporting service (managed by Mimas) designed to enable UK institutional repositories to share and expose statistics based on the COUNTER standard. IRUS-UK aims to provide a nation-wide view of UK repository usage by providing comparable, authoritative, standards-base data. Note: IRUS-UK is one of the repository infrastructure components supported in 'Wave 1' of RepositoryNet+. |
repository infrastructure |
| Proposal for publisher engagement with IRUS-UK |
This use case outlines potential user requirements and technical development considerations for publisher engagement with the monitoring of usage statistics for Open Access (OA) resources. Building on the RepNet Wave 1 development of Institutional Repository Usage Statistics (IRUS-UK), this use case focuses on increasing engagement of publishers with testing and reviewing of aggregated usage statistics for resources made available both via publisher networks and in institutional repositories. |
proposed use case |
| Proposed dashboard for tracking OA mandate compliance |
This use case outlines potential user requirements and technical development considerations for a proposed dashboard tool monitoring compliance rates with regard to funder policies on Open Access (OA). This proposed dashboard, as part of its wider remit, would also help track various outputs and payments as funded research progresses through stages towards OA publication. |
proposed use case |
