Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) contains research publications and other research output produced by members of the University of Oxford. It is used to gather together, store, access, manage and preserve the digital items it contains.

Content includes copies of journal articles, conference papers,working papers, theses, reports and other types of scholarly research publications.

The full text of many of these items is freely available to be used in accordance with copyright and end-user permissions. Members of the University of Oxford may deposit items in Oxford University Research Archive.

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ORA Key Facts

ORA Deposit Guide (Journal Article)

ORA Deposit Guide (Journal Article - Quick Deposit) 

ORA Deposit Guide (Conference Materials) Use for materials produced for conferences and other scholarly events and for events where a number of items can be grouped under that single event

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ORA search tips

ORA search searches the record and the full text of the content

Connector or search term		Example
AND	retrieves items that include both terms	rotation AND magnetic
OR	retrieves items that include at least one of the terms	rotation OR magnetic
NOT	excludes any items that contain this term	rotation NOT magnetic
Heaney	Retrieves items where Heaney appears anywhere (including as author and in references)
author:Bloggs	retrieves items where the author is tagged as Bloggs
author:"John Smith"	retrieves items where the author is tagged as John Smith
faculty:Classics	retrieves items where the faculty or department is tagged as Classics
oxfordCollege:Wolfson	retrieves items where the Oxford college is tagged as Wolfson
supervisor:Bloggs	retrieves items where the thesis supervisor is tagged as Bloggs
funder:EPSRC	retrieves items where the funding body is tagged as EPSRC