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Introduction to CORA

CORA (Cork Open Research Archive) is the UCC (University College Cork) institutional repository – a freely accessible online database holding the digital research outputs of UCC researchers. It was formed as part of the ‘Open Access to Irish University Research’ project managed by the Irish Universities Association (IUA) Librarian’s Group and co-funded by the seven Irish universities and the Irish government’s Strategic Innovation Fund. CORA supports the preservation and dissemination and promotion of University College Cork’s research and will showcase the wide range of research taking place within UCC.

The benefits of depositing publications in CORA

• Increase citations - having your research available via CORA can significantly boost your citations.
• Improve the visibility of research - if your research is in CORA, it will be easier and quicker to find through different portals such as rian.ie and search engines like Google and Google Scholar.
• Satisfy funders' requirements – SFI, HEA, IRCSET, HRB and the European Commission are among the many research funders worldwide who require the results of publicly funded research to be made freely available. You can check funders' open access policies on the SHERPA Juliet service: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/