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\n\n"; // Connection to DB connectdb(); //##################################################### // Debug info // before we do much, print out some html comment debug if ($debug) { echo "\n"; } //////////////////////////////////////////////////// // list or IRs // selecting records from the last 2 months tries to ensure // the name is correct for the ir. // see include.php for sql $query1 = sql_irlist1($ircount_table, $country); $result1 = mysql_query($query1) or die("List of IRs query failed $query1 : " . mysql_error()); $fields=mysql_num_rows($result1); $num = 0; echo "

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$currentCountryName Repositories

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$fields Institutional Repositories in $currentCountryName.

Table of all repositories in $currentCountryName - or select one below"; echo ".

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This website provides data on the number of records in Institutional Repositories over time. The data is collected weekly and goes back to summer 2006 for UK repositories and August 2008 for the rest of the world.

The data is from the excellent ROAR based at the University of Southampton (ECS).

Where to start?
Select a country (currently
Look at the table for all repositories in that country, re-order and download in to excel if you wish
Use the column on the right, or the table to look at indvidual repositories, and then compare them with other repositories.

The info page is worth a read for details of what you are actually looking at, and issues with the data and presentation. Also see news and posts about ircount.

Table showing repositories in - shows by default the number of records in the IR per month.

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