1. Collecting for Institutional Repositories: Lessons Learned Susan Gibbons Associate Dean River Campus Libraries University of Rochester Sgibbons@library.rochester.edu June 24, 2007

2. In the beginning…  UR Research policies –Months of committee work Types of content Who can deposit? Supported formats Copyright  Lessons Learned

3. Types of content  Faculty papers  Conference proceedings  Student works?  Institutional works?  Primary source materials  Library content? Any “faculty- sponsored” content

4. Who can deposit?  Teaching & research faculty  Proxies –Administrative assistants –Student workers –Librarians

5. Supported formats  Some long-term preservation commitment is assumed  Preserve bit streams –Checksum digit  Preserve usability of content –Formats w/ open specifications –Conversion

6. Copyright (2 aspects)  Copyright ownership –Non-exclusive distribution agreement  Policing for copyright violations –Click-through agreement puts burden on author/agent –Contact author if blatant  Library provides copyright service

7. Lessons Learned  Audience for everything (Long Tail)  Faculty are peacocks  Personalized sales pitch  Importance of serendipity  Be flexible!

8. Questions?  http://urresearch.rochester.edu/ –“About UR Research”  AIM: susanlgibbons  sgibbons@library.rochester.edu