Implementing an Institutional Implementing an Institutional Repository: Part VRepository: Part V

16th North Carolina Serials ConferenceMarch 29, 2007

Marketing

https://scholarsbank.uoregon.eduhttps://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu

Initial visionInitial vision

Faculty contentSelf-submissionBuy-in to open access model

First eight months of Scholars’ First eight months of Scholars’ BankBank

Cultural challengesCultural challenges

Intellectual property concerns Authenticity of submissions Concern over quality Concern over control Terminology Technophobia

Technical challengesTechnical challenges

Submission templateMetadata Version control and revisionUser interfacePreservation

Practical challengesPractical challenges

TimeMoneyIdentification of content and

communitiesAcquisition of content

StrategiesStrategies

Develop local contextExplain the broader contextObtain a critical massObtain interesting and attractive

contentBe open to anything (almost)

StrategiesStrategies

Make connections wherever possible

Publicity – be creative and shameless

Improve the suite of servicesBorrow ideas from other archives

Local contextLocal context

Provide a general overview without jargon Personalize the information Answer questions of local interest Build in redundancy Provide varying levels of detail Educate on issues and link to broader

movement

Links to local informationLinks to local information

Local contextLocal context

Provide a general overviewProvide a general overview

Personalize the informationPersonalize the information

Personalize the informationPersonalize the information

Questions of local interestQuestions of local interest

Build in redundancyBuild in redundancy

Varying levels of detailVarying levels of detail

Submitting to Scholars’ BankSubmitting to Scholars’ Bankhttp://libweb.uoregon.edu/catdept/irg/IR_submissionrev.pdfhttp://libweb.uoregon.edu/catdept/irg/IR_submissionrev.pdf

Broader contextBroader context

Appeal to professional self-interestLink to worldwide movementEducate on issues

Self-interestSelf-interest

Worldwide movementWorldwide movement

Educate on issuesEducate on issues

Educate on issuesEducate on issues

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SHERPASHERPA

Obtain a critical massObtain a critical mass

What is the magic number?Different for each institutionWhen existing materials start to

draw in other materials without active solicitation

Critical massCritical mass

How to obtain critical massHow to obtain critical mass

Institutional buy-in from beginningDirectives from above

Invest staff time Locate and submit contentInvestigate copyright for authorsCustomize the software

Broad vision of the archive

Broad visionBroad vision

Peer-reviewed and non peer-reviewedFaculty and student outputLibrary collectionsCampus publications and presentationsDifferent formatsMiscellaneous

Broad vision: faculty outputBroad vision: faculty output

Broad vision: campus documentsBroad vision: campus documents

Broad vision: student workBroad vision: student work

Interesting and attractive contentInteresting and attractive content

Make connectionsMake connections

Make connectionsMake connections

Make connectionsMake connections

Make connectionsMake connections

Publicity – be creative and Publicity – be creative and shamelessshameless

Promote anywhere and everywhereUse subject librarians in the effortShare success storiesLink from the catalogWork with known alliesNever miss an opportunity

PromotionPromotion

PromotionPromotion

Use subject liaisonsUse subject liaisons

Share success storiesShare success stories

Link from the catalogLink from the catalog

Work with known alliesWork with known allies

Never miss an opportunityNever miss an opportunity

Never miss an opportunityNever miss an opportunity

Undergraduate Library Research Awards

Borrow ideas: T-SpaceBorrow ideas: T-Space

T-Space: Guided tourT-Space: Guided tour

Borrow ideas: MinhoBorrow ideas: Minho

Borrow ideas: MITBorrow ideas: MIT

Borrow ideas: KansasBorrow ideas: Kansas

Borrow ideas: DukeBorrow ideas: Duke

Borrow ideas: CDLBorrow ideas: CDL

Borrow ideas: MichiganBorrow ideas: Michigan

Enhanced servicesEnhanced services

Full textUse statisticsSub-communitiesLinks between collectionsDigitize documents

Full textFull text

StatisticsStatistics

StatisticsStatistics

StatisticsStatistics

Links between collectionsLinks between collections

Digitizing hard copyDigitizing hard copy

Enhanced servicesEnhanced services

Support the investigation of copyrightCreative Commons licensesModified user interface Searching guidesContribute to code development RSS feeds

RSS feedsRSS feeds

Collaborative opportunitiesCollaborative opportunities

Share informationShare strategiesDevelop federated search of

repositoriesDevelop shared collections

Growth over timeGrowth over time

ChallengesChallenges

Get buy-in at the highest institutional levels

Refine the preservation programKeep abreast of changing technology Stay informed about copyrightDevelop self-submission model more

fully

Strategies for growthStrategies for growth

Identify and acquire contentPromote shamelesslyAlign closely with instructional programsEstablish campus advisory groupDevelop searching guides Integrate the IR into other sites Negotiate with vendors

How do we measure success?How do we measure success?

Expanding access to materials Capturing grey literature Enhancing instruction Highlighting individual achievement Increasing institutional visibility Integrating different types of content Increasing collaboration Integrate into other sites and resources

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Eliz Breakstone Heather Briston Mary Grenci Corey Harper Barbara Jenkins JQ Johnson Kate Ball, Jaye Barlous, Adam Byrd, Rebecca Fisher,

Cathy Flynn-Purvis, Nathan Georgitis, Hilary Hart, David Landazuri, Marion Obar, Lori Robare

Contact informationContact information

Carol Hixson

University Librarian

University of Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Carol.Hixson@uregina.ca

(306) 585-4132