Which of the following are open-access institutional repositories?

A. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment.

B. JSTOR

C. CSIR-NISCPR online periodicals Directory

D. Krishikosh

E. Manupatra

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The Correct answer is A, C, and D only.

Key Points

• Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment: This is an open-access institutional repository focused on research in ecology and environment, making it part of the open-access repositories.
• JSTOR: JSTOR is not an open-access institutional repository; it is a digital library that provides access to academic journals, books, and primary sources, but it operates under a subscription model.
• CSIR-NISCPR online periodicals Directory: This is an open-access directory for periodicals related to research from the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NISCPR).
• Krishikosh: Krishikosh is an open-access institutional repository specifically dedicated to agricultural research, making it an open-access repository.
• Manupatra: Manupatra is a legal research database and is not an open-access repository; it is a subscription-based service providing access to legal documents.

Additional Information

• Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE):
  • The Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) is a renowned non-profit organisation dedicated to environmental conservation and sustainable, socially inclusive development.
  • Founded in 1996, ATREE focuses on producing and sharing interdisciplinary knowledge that addresses the needs of grassroots communities, policymakers, and the public.
  • It also prioritizes capacity-building to train the next generation of scholars.
  • ATREE’s work spans various landscapes, addressing key issues such as biodiversity conservation, water security, sustainable resource use, livelihoods, human well-being, and climate change adaptation and mitigation.
• JSTOR:
  • JSTOR stands for "Journal Storage" and is a digital library that was founded by William G. Bowen in 1994 in the USA in New York City as a digital library.
  • It contains digitized back issues of academic journals, books, and other primary sources as well as current issues of journals in the humanities and social sciences.
  • William G. Bowen, who served as the president of Princeton University from 1972 to 1988, established JSTOR in 1994.
  • The idea for JSTOR originated as a response to the challenges faced by libraries, particularly research and university libraries, dealing with the growing number of academic journals.
  • It provides full-text searches of journals and provides open-access content free of charge.
  • JSTOR is licensed mainly to academic institutions, public libraries, research institutions, museums, and schools.
• NOPR:
  • The CSIR-NISCPR Online Periodicals Repository (NOPR) offers complimentary access to complete articles from 17 research periodicals released by CSIR.
  • Currently, the repository hosts more than 15,766 articles.
  • Users can explore the database using various search criteria such as periodical title, article title, authors, keywords, and publication date.
•  Krishikosh:
  • Krishikosh is a customized digital repository platform for users of NARES Institutions to upload and manage their content in compliance with ICAR's open access policy.
  • Currently, Krishikosh contains over 270,000 items, including 180,000 theses from various NARES organizations.
  • Between October 2017 and February 2022, the site received 22.90 million hits, with the highest number of users from India, followed by the United States, Sudan, China, Russia, Ethiopia, Iran, Philippines, Nigeria, and Indonesia.
  • The majority of users are in the 25-34 age group, indicating a significant number of students and researchers.
• Manupatra:
  • Manupatra is India’s premier online research service for the legal community.
  • It is a comprehensive database of the law of India. 
  • Manupatra enables legal professionals to retrieve cases, statutes, and other documents from Manupatra's vast library of legal and business materials.
  • It contains federal Supreme Court decisions, state high court decisions, court rules, decisions of various administrative tribunals and commissions, federal and state statutes, rules and regulations, pending federal bills, and parliamentary committee reports.
  • It is a database of materials related to business enterprises and corporate taxation, secondary materials comprising commentaries and e-books, as well as cases and statutes from a variety of other countries, including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka, among others.
  • The online database was launched in 2001.