E-LIS: Unique Model for Subject Specific Open Access Repository

Authors

  • Robbio De Antonella
  • Subirats Coll Imma

Abstract

E-LIS established in 2003 is an international open access archive on librarianship, information science and technology, and related disciplines. It uses the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) protocol and tools to facilitate interoperability between repository servers. E-LIS is the first e-server and largest repository in Library and Information Science (LIS) and is managed and maintained by an international team of experts working on a voluntary basis.

The purpose of this paper is to describe the main characteristics (technical and organizational) of the archive and its configuration and customisation, and discuss its policies, aims and mission. Its main focus, however, is on the E-LIS organizational model and on the strategic issues correlated to Open Access (OA). The challenges and opportunities of E-LIS consequent to a global vision for the LIS are also discussed. It explains how E-LIS stimulates participation from all over the world, which helps research activities on the subject worldwide. The paper emphasises that E-LIS can promote OA movement in general, and so it can help in disseminating the OA philosophy serving as a model to reveal the benefits of international subject specific open access repositories.

Author Biographies

  • Robbio De Antonella

    Antonella De Robbio: is the Coordinating Manager of the Library System of the University of Padova. She is responsible for Digital Library, digitization, eprints repositories (open access in general), and bibliographical services. Along with scientists of the Mathematics Dept developed the set of tools for displaying and connecting classification schemes, applied to the MSC, ZDM, PACS and CCS, as well to DDC. She performs as the Italian coordinator of MAI, the Italian MetaOpac. In 2003 she along with others implemented E-LIS, which she manages since then.

  • Subirats Coll Imma
    Imma Subirats Coll: works at the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Works, Government of Catalonia. Since 2003, she has been working on E-LIS as a member of the coordinating editorial staff. Her research interests include the effects of Open Access on scholarly communication and the librarian’s role in the development of Open Archives.

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2026-07-31

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