aCQUIRe - CQU's Institutional Repository
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What is aCQUIRe?
aCQUIRe is a digital repository designed to provide free access to CQU's research output.
Repository records are freely available via the Internet. Where permitted, links to the full-text of the publication or to other forms of research output are also available.
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What are the benefits for authors?
- a means to safely store and share research
- a method of generating a comprehensive publishing record
- increased exposure of publications to Google and other search engines
- wider dissemination of work and increased chances of citation
Research has demonstrated that open access online articles have appreciably higher citation rates than traditionally published articles (Open Citation project, 2005, The effect of open access and downloads ('hits') on citation impact: a bibliography of studies, viewed 20th Feburary 2006. http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html )
What are the benefits for CQU?
- enhanced professional visibility of individual authors and research
centres
- efficient organisation of research output
- centralisation of the reporting of research output
- preservation and provision of long-term access to research output
Who can contribute to aCQUIRe?
Contributors will be members of the CQU community, including academic staff, higher degree research students and (where appropriate) general staff of CQU.
Contributors may include outsiders if they are co-authoring with CQU authors or are closely affiliated with the University.
The aCQUIRe policy details the types of materials that may be included in aCQUIRe.
How can I contribute to aCQUIRe?
Within aCQUIRe click on the Contribute link for submission options.
DEST contributions to aCQUIRe - Flash movie (2.5MB) detailing the DEST submission timeline for 2006/7
Please contact your Liaison Librarian for further information.