For academic repository open access content to be fully discoverable and readily available to the world, it needs to be available via Google™. This is by far, the most used discovery resource in academia today. Librarians have two essential ways they can exposure their open access repository content via Google™. First, and foremost is the assigning or relating of DOIs to all content provided via the repository. As stated above, ensuring that published article DOIs are associated with article pre-prints ensures ready access to pre-prints. Secondly, including these DOIs in the local OpenURL knowledge base further raises the discoverability of local content by allowing for machine readability of the content by other programs and bots that other institutions may be using. The caveat here is that some of the “robots” and harvesting mechanisms may be trolling for content to re-publishing via predatory or unscrupulous open access publishers. It is always wise for librarians to review/examine their OpenURL logs for this form activity and issue cease and desist letters.

6.1 Addition of global OA Content to library catalogues & discovery systems
6.2 Participation in OAISter
6.3 Necessary Metadata
6.4 Exposure of local repository on Google
6.5 Indexing of gold OA journals and the need for OA designation
6.6 Usage data (PIRUS, IRUS-UK, COUNTER 4)

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