Gestione e organizzazione di un archivio aperto internazionale disciplinare: il caso E-LIS

E-LIS is the largest open access repository in the field of library and information science and is maintained voluntarily by an international team of librarians and information professionals. As from June 2009, it contains at about 9.200 full text documents in 37 languages from more than 5.600 authors from 90 countries. Additionally to the provision of services to authors and associations in the field, the management of policy issues is crucial for the repository administration. Thus E-LIS has, inter alia, completed a policy audit and intends to formulate and communicate its policies in a standardized way