1. Institutional Repositories Strategies for the Present and Future
Connie Foster, Professor
Head, Dept. of Library Technical Services
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green KY
NASIG Conference Presentation, June 6, 2008

2. The Philosophical Basis for IRs Definitions Rationale

4. A digital research repository, dedicated to scholarly research, creative activity and other full-text learning resources that merit enduring and archival value and permanent access,
within a centralized database that supports, reflects, and showcases the intellectual life of the University through easy searching and retrieval, and universal access and indexing.

5. Practicalities and Strategies
Start with a Task Force (Planning Group Study Group, any name will do).

6. Practicalities and Strategies
Start with a Task Force (Planning Group Study Group, any name will do).
Develop a statement of purpose.

7. Practicalities and Strategies
Start with a Task Force (Planning Group Study Group, any name will do).
Develop a statement of purpose.
Consider financial implications of hosted and local repositories.

8. Practicalities and Strategies
Start with a Task Force (Planning Group Study Group, any name will do).
Develop a statement of purpose.
Consider financial implications of hosted and local repositories.
Decide on early adopters, types of content to showcase first.

9. A Few More Practicalities
Be knowledgeable about legal aspects (University’s intellectual property policies, ethics policies, and IR-specific copyright form).

10. A Few More Practicalities
Be knowledgeable about legal aspects (University’s intellectual property policies, ethics policies, and IR-specific copyright form).
Identify content for the “reveal”; determine how content will be uploaded.

11. A Few More Practicalities
Be knowledgeable about legal aspects (University’s intellectual property policies, ethics policies, and IR-specific copyright form).
Identify content for the “reveal”; determine how content will be uploaded.
Determine publicity and marketing strategies.

12. A Few More Practicalities
Be knowledgeable about legal aspects (University’s intellectual property policies, ethics policies, and IR-specific copyright form).
Identify content for the “reveal”; determine how content will be uploaded.
Determine publicity and marketing strategies.
Recognize the new role for librarians, both in collection management and content upload.

13. Final Recommendations: First Year
Name that puppy! And turn in a thoughtful recommendation for implementation.

14. Final Recommendations: First Year
Name that puppy! And turn in a thoughtful recommendation for implementation.
Be ready for challenges
and opportunities!

15. Implementation It is what it is:
Bring to fruition all that you have recommended in the report.

16. Implementation It is what it is:
Bring to fruition all that you have recommended in the report.
Work with service provider for training and possible batch uploads for initial content.

17. Implementation It is what it is:
Bring to fruition all that you have recommended in the report.
Work with service provider for training and possible batch uploads for initial content.
Set launch date, press release, and you now have an IR!

18. The Second Year and Beyond: Assessment of Success
Number of downloads
Variety in content (document types)
and series statistics
Experiences
Targeted growth (revise
and expand promotion)

19. You provide the content. TopSCHOLAR™ is the container.
Access TopSCHOLAR™ at:

20. “The process, the outcomes, and especially the passion of discovery enhance the meaning of the effort and of the institution itself.”
Charles E. Glassick et al., Scholarship Assessed (San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1997), p.9.