RCAAP: Building and maintaining a national repository network

Abstract

In our presentation we will describe RCAAP project and the network of Open Access repositories, based on DSpace software, from Portugal. We will present an overview of the services provided by the RCAAP open access national initiative, constituting the foundations of a sustainable national open access infrastructure.

The communication describes the value-added services provided by the project, built with a focus on the technical interoperability, and the consolidation of a strong community that shares common objectives. Both strategically directions have resulted in the significant increase in the number of repositories and institutional open access policies, placing Portugal in the forefront of repositories networks in Europe.