The document discusses institutional repositories in India and the role of librarians in their success. It provides examples of top institutional repositories, noting that 17 of the top 20 were initiated and maintained by librarians. It emphasizes that librarians and library professionals are key to establishing successful repositories through their work in understanding problems, establishing workflows, and assisting with the assimilation and dissemination of information. However, it notes that the downgrading of libraries and librarians in some Indian institutions could hamper such efforts.

1. Success of Institutional Repository in India
and Librarians
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Satya Ranjan Sahu
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
Goa – 403004
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3. Top Institutional Repositories in India
DRS@NIO, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
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4. Top Institutional Repositories in India
ePrints@IISc, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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5. Top Institutional Repositories in India
Eprints@CMFRI, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
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6. Top Institutional Repositories in India
DSpace@NITR, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
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7. Top Institutional Repositories in India
IR@NAL, CSIR- National Aerospace Laboratory, Bangalore
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8. People behind the Success
Assimilation, acquisition and di
A i il ti i iti d dissemination of i f
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Researchers OR Administrators
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Librarians OR IT professionals
* Current Science: 94; 2008; 837-838
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9. People behind the Success
1st established repository (ePrints@IISc)
OR Librarians
1st ranked repository (DRS@NIO)
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17 out of 20 top repositories in India are initiated &
maintained by librarians
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10. Tips for Success of Repositories
Understand the problems exists in the institute for possible
solutions
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Voluntary to mandatory
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Capture manuscripts under mandatory submissions
Establishment of workflow
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11. Conclusion
Establishment of successful repositories is a serious business to be
done by
Policy makers and
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But in India, the downgrading in the importance of libraries and librarians in the
institutional hierarchy (Current Science: 81; 2001; 1509-1510) by academic or
research community won’t help in developing such initiatives.
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Activities librarians carry out today: repositories, scientometric
studies, negotiation and understanding the agreements, inter-
institutional connectivity, etc.- never earlier
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Induction of professional manpower in libraries with status
Delegation of responsibility (with authority ) to library professionals
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Thank You
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