University of Staffordshire Online Repository (STORE) Annual Report 2024
The latest figures for the University of Staffordshire Online Repository show the continuing year on year growth in usage of STORE.
IRUS (Institutional Repository Usage Statistics) figures show 207,853 usage events were logged during 2024, a 30% increase on the total of 159,998 from 2023.
90% of items added to STORE have full text availability, with 71% of items on an open access pathway, broadening the reach of research and increasing the impact of work by the University research community.
You can view the research and scholarly works available at the University of Staffordshire Online Repository at https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk.
The repository contains a wealth of materials including:
The repository provides open access to research where permitted, and full citation details where restrictions apply.
Items in the Repository can also be accessed via the Library Search system or search engines such as Google Scholar.
These statistics have been compiled by the Library Resources and Systems team using IRUS-UK and the COUNTER standard.
If you have queries, please contact the STORE team via email at store@staffs.ac.uk.
For researchers, further information, including guidance on adding your publication data and full-text deposits to STORE is available via the research publishing libguide at https://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/Research_publishing
