Institutional repositories

By Bailey, Charles W.

Subjects: United States, Digital libraries, Library surveys, Electronic information resources, Information storage and retrieval systems, Metadata

Description: "Since 2002, when DSpace and other institutional repository (IR) software began to be available, an increasing number of research libraries and their parent institutions have established institutional repositories to collect and provide access to diverse locally produced digital materials. This emerging technology holds great promise to transform scholarly communication, but it is still in its infancy."--P. 13.