Institutional Repositories

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Institutional Repositories

• Susan Gibbons
• Director, Digital Library Initiatives
• University of Rochester Libraries
• sgibbons_at_library.rochester.edu

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Electronic Scholarly Communication
OAI Metadata Harvesters (OAIster.org)
Institutional Repository (MITs DSpace)
Institutional Repository
Pre-prints (arXiv.org)
ETD (Virginia Tech)
Pre-prints
Tech Reports
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Why Libraries

• Collection
• Preservation
• Metadata
• Dissemination

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How To Get Started

• Talk to Faculty
• Investigate potential repository systems
• ILS Vendors- ENCompass, DigiTool
• ePublishing Systems- BePress
• Open Source- DSpace, ePrints
• Politics, Policies Proceedures

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Contact More Info
Susan Gibbons sgibbons_at_library.rochester.edu SPAR
C Position Papers http//www.arl.org/sparc/