Making Institutional Repositories Work

Authors

Burton B. Callicott, College of Charleston
David Scherer, Carnegie Mellon University
Andrew Wesolek, Clemson University

Files

Series

Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences

Page Count

386

Language

English

Description

Making Institutional Repositories Work takes novices as well as seasoned practitioners through the practical and conceptual steps necessary to develop a functioning institutional repository, customized to the needs and culture of the home institution. The first section covers all aspects of system platforms, including hosted and open-source options, big data capabilities and integration, and issues related to discoverability. The second section addresses policy issues, from the basics to open-source and deposit mandates. The third section focuses on recruiting and even creating content. Authors in this section will address the ways that different disciplines tend to have different motivations for deposit, as well as the various ways that institutional repositories can serve as publishing platforms. The fourth section covers assessment and success measures for all involved—librarians, deans, and administrators. The theory and practice of traditional metrics, alt metrics, and peer review receive chapter-length treatment. The fifth section provides case studies that include a boots-on-the-ground perspective of issues raised in the first four sections. By noting trends and potentialities, this final section, authored by Executive Director of SPARC Heather Joseph, makes future predictions and helps managers position institutional repositories to be responsive to change and even shape the evolution of scholarly communication.

ISBN

9781557537263

Publication Date

Fall 11-15-2015

Publisher

Purdue University Press

City

West Lafayette

Keywords

library and information science, institutional repositories, open-source, big data, discoverability, publishing platforms

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Scholarly Communication | Scholarly Publishing

Comments

This book is made available available Open Access (CC-BY-NC) thanks to the support of over 200 libraries working together as part of the Knowledge Unlatched collaborative, www.knowledgeunlatched.org

Recommended Citation

Callicott, Burton B., Scherer, David, and Wesolek, Andrew, Making Institutional Repositories Work. (2015). Purdue University Press. (Knowledge Unlatched Open Access Edition.)