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Arrange the following digital repositories in order of their establishment:
A. Science Open
B. NDLTD (Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations)
C. SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
D. HathiTrust Digital Library
E. DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is
C, B, E, D, A

Establishing Digital Repositories Chronologically

To determine the correct order, we need to find the establishment year for each digital repository mentioned:

  • C. SSRN (Social Science Research Network): Established in 1994.
  • B. NDLTD (Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations): Established in 1997.
  • E. DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals): Established in 2002.
  • D. HathiTrust Digital Library: Established in 2008.
  • A. Science Open: Established in 2013.

Ordering Repositories by Establishment Year

Arranging these repositories from the earliest establishment year to the latest gives us the following sequence:

  1. SSRN (1994)
  2. NDLTD (1997)
  3. DOAJ (2002)
  4. HathiTrust (2008)
  5. Science Open (2013)

This corresponds to the order: C, B, E, D, A.

Selecting the Correct Option

Comparing this order with the given options, Option 2 matches the correct sequence.

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Important Questions from Institutional Repositories

  1. Which of the following is true of Open DOAR?

    A. Open DOAR service was launched in 2005

    B. Use the Plan X repository self-assessment tool

    C. Account Registration is not required

    D. Japan is the second largest participant country.

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  2. ______ is a non-profit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.

  3. Sequence the following in the order of their year of release:

    (A) Intute

    (B) PLOS

    (C) JISC

    (D) SciCentral

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  4. Arrange the following software according to their year of origin in chronological order:

    A. DSpace

    B. EPrints

    C. GSDL

    D. Omeka

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below

  5. Scholarly articles of which of the following subject areas are NOT hosted by arXiv.org ?

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