Effect of OpenAPI, NDSL Open Service (NOS) on Sharing Technical Reports in Korea

In 2009, KISTI implemented an OpenAPI called NDSL Open Service (NOS) to increase sharing of national R&D research results among users through major portals, institutes, and universities in Korea. NOS participants can access the technical reports from their website directly instead of having to use the NDSL platform.

Technical report usage has increased dramatically since the implementation of NOS. This study analyzes the effect of NOS on the national R&D technical report usage by examining the changes in the amount of usage and the number of participating organizations in NOS. The number of universities, institutes, and portals using NOS and the usage statistics for technical reports through NOS was examined from 2009 to 2012.