Open Archives Initiative service providers : enhancing the visibility of research in Malta

Abstract

The first Institutional Repository in Malta, OAR@UoM was launched in September 2014. Over the course of the following two years the repository has grown significantly - in terms of the quantity of deposited material, which varies from articles and book chapters to audio recordings and presentations, as well as in terms of usage. In fact, as of the end of 2016, OAR@UoM holds well over 12.000 individual items in its collections, all visible and discoverable online through indexing by Google. In addition, nearly half of the entire content of the repository (44%) is currently available in Open Access without any restrictions. To further enhance the visibility of Maltese researchers and academics as well as their works, the University of Malta’s institutional repository has been registered with several key Open Archives Initiative (OAI) service providers.