2. “a university-based institutional repository is a set of
services that a university offers to the members of its
community for the management and dissemination
of digital materials created by the institution and its
community members. It is most essentially an
organizational commitment to the stewardship of
these digital materials, including long-term
preservation where appropriate, as well as
organization and access or distribution.”
Lynch, Clifford (2003). Institutional Repositories: Essential Infrastructure for Scholarship
in the Digital Age.
A bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions for ARL, CNI, and SPARC
3. What is “Open Access”
“Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge,
and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.”
Peter Suber (2004, revised 2010; http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm)
4. Benefits of submission of articles
to institutional repositories
Benefits to faculty member/author
Benefits to the University
Benefits to the end-user
5. Benefits to Faculty Authors
Increased dissemination and readership of research
Increased citation
Laurence, Steve (2001). Free online availability substantially increases a paper's impact, Nature, 411, 6837, p. 521, 2001.
6. Benefits to the University
Increases University visibility
Attracts potential scholars, donors, and students to the University
Preserves “gray matter” of the University
Donovan, James M. and Watson, Carol A., Behind a Law School’s Decision to Implement an Institutional Repository (March 4,
2008). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1676223 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1676223
7. Obstacles to Submission
Law faculty have many competing demands for their
time
Some Law faculty may be concerned with possible
copyright issues
8. Solutions
Provide library assistance with the submission process
Provide faculty with Sherpa- Romeo journal list
