eRADOCPoster-May2018.pdf

<p>With the 175th anniversary of the Broadbalk experiment in 2018, we celebrate the longevity of Rothamsted’s influence on research. Until recently, Rothamsted's historical documents relating to the Long-Term Experiments (LTEs) were only available on paper, on site and at limited locations. They were doomed to a dusty shelf, seldom visited and even less used. However, these unique documents are of huge importance to current international research (Perryman1 et al. 2018). They contain vital background information, including maps, plans, cropping details, and papers published in the Rothamsted reports. With eRAdoc, we can now provide electronic access to the documents related to the Rothamsted LTEs making this significant scientific and cultural resource available to a far larger audience.</p> <p></p> <p>eRAdoc is a lot more than a repository of PDFs. The process through which each document is curated and imported gives each book a full table of contents, divides the books into individual articles, and assigns keywords and DOIs to relevant documents, thus making pertinent information easier to find. </p><p><br></p