The emergence of federations of repositories, ten years ago, has supported the dissemination of scientific literature in open access. However, there is few scholarly information about these tools. Then, this study aims to present information about federations to contribute to this topic not yet explored. A qualitative study using techniques of documentary research, for the verification of concepts, policies, characteristics and trends of the federations available on the internet. The results revealed consensus in many aspects, with a collaborative scenarios and not too much studied, although it is of academic interest, in which the federation promoting the development of repositories. Thus, the study provides information on the federations, with a actual theme.
Federation repositories; Concepts; Policies; Features; Trends
Fonte: Dados da pesquisa.