Title
Persuasive Arguments for Establishing an Institutional Repository
Publication Date
7-27-2009
Abstract
Presents the business case for creating an institutional repository (IR), including a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages with Social Science Research Network (SSRN); offers advice on obtaining faculty buy-in to the project in order to obtain content; reviews copyright right issues involved in depositing published materials into the repository; and suggests ways in which creating a repository can build relationships beyond the institution.
Recommended Citation
Donovan, James M. and Watson, Carol A., "Persuasive Arguments for Establishing an Institutional Repository" (2009). Research on Institutional Repositories: Articles and Presentations. Paper 21.
http://digitalcommons.bepress.com/repository-research/21