1. OJS journal's compliance
with OpenAIRE
Pedro Príncipe & José Carvalho , University of Minho
Online workshop – May 7 and 8, 2012

2. AGENDA
1) How does the OpenAIRE plugin in OJS work?
2) How to install OpenAIRE plugin?
3) How to activate and operate the OpenAIRE
plugin?
4) How do I test my journal's compliance and add to
OpenAIRE?
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3. How does the OpenAIRE
plugin in OJS work?
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4. OpenAIRE plugin for OJS
The plugin extends (according to the OpenAIRE Guidelines):
– the article metadata
– the OAI‐PMH interface
It allows authors and editors to add the mandatory
projectID (Grant Agreement number) to the article
metadata;
Enables harvesting of those records relevant to
OpenAIRE using the mandatory set
'ec_fundedresources'.
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5. OpenAIRE plugin for OJS
articles that are outcomes from research
projects funded by the EC
– projectID (Grant Agreement number)
OpenAIRE harvester ‐ harvests the mandatory
set 'ec_fundedresources'
Articles – available in OpenAIRE portal
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6. HOW TO INSTALL OPENAIRE
ADDON?
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7. How to install OpenAIRE addon?
The addon is already available from OJS
2.3.4 version.
To older versions, please check this
information:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=7085
To install the Openaire plugin we have 2 options »»»
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8. Install (OPTION 1)
To install the plugin either:
copy the plugin tar.gz file to your OJS/plugins/generic
directory
to unzip the plugin inside the plugins/generic
directory:
– $ tar xvzf openAIRE‐1.0.tar.gz
from your OJS directory execute:
– $ php tools/upgrade.php upgrade
enable the plugin by going to:
– Home > User > Journal Management > Plugin
Management > Generic Plugins and selecting "ENABLE"
under "OpenAIRE"
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9. Install (OPTION 2)
upload the plugin tar.gz file by goint to:
– Home > User > Journal Management >
Plugin Management > Install A New Plugin
enable the plugin by going to:
– Home > User > Journal Management >
Plugin Management > Generic Plugins and
selecting "ENABLE" under "OpenAIRE"
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10. HOW TO ACTIVATE AND
OPERATE THE OPENAIRE
PLUGIN?
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11. How to activate the OpenAIRE
plugin?
Login as Journal Manager and go to
– System Plugins =>
– Generic Plugins =>
– and click “Enable”
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12. Article metadata
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13. How to check the
ec_fundedresources set?
Access the OAI‐PMH interface of your journal.
Click on ListSets verb.
– To verify the URL of the OAI‐PMH
interface, go to “Journal Management”, »
“Journal Setup” and then read the info (at
the 3.5) item “Register Journal for
Indexing”.
 Copy the URL and paste it on your browser.
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14. How to check OpenAIRE records
If everything works well, you should be able
to see a EC_fundedresources.
To check which records are in this set, just
click on “Records”.
– You should see a list of OAI Records of
each OpenAIRE compliant record.
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15. “OpenAIRE Record”
Compliance with
OpenAIRE Guidelines
OpenAIRE Set
ec_fundedresources
projectID
dc_relation
accessRights
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16. How do I test my journal's
compliance and register to
OpenAIRE?
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17. Validate and register
Our services provide you with an easy way to
test your repository/journal and add it in
OpenAIRE:
– Test the compliancy of your journal (the
OpenAIRE and/or the DRIVER guidelines)
– Add your or journal in OpenAIRE
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18. Validate and register
www.openaire.eu:8380/dnet‐validator‐openaire
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20. Further Information
Twitter: @OpenAIRE_eu
Pedro Príncipe
pedroprincipe@sdum.uminho.pt
skype id ratodebiblioteca
José Carvalho
jcarvalho@sdum.uminho.pt
skype id josekarvalho
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