Editing User:Ckeene/Ideas for future versions of eprints (section)

== Auto submit to other repositories ==

"why should I deposit in the IR when I have arxiv.org where all my peers submit to as well?"
"If I have to deposit to my Research Councils repository* why should I deposit to the IR as well?"

* http://www.sparceurope.org/press_release/RC%20OA%20policies%20v1.3.xls

Good questions! and what if the answer was "By submitting to the IR it will automatically be uploaded to the other repository just by ticking a box"

With SWORD this should now finally be possible. This could be a killer feature and I think it could do more than just support the protocol. It should use logic to recommend other repositories that the user can just tick for it to try and submit the item to as well i.e. if user is a physicist suggest arXiv, or if item has been categorized as 'Econmics' then suggest [http://repec.org/ repec], or if it has a co-author at Watford Gap University then suggest that it is deposited their as well.