Moderator: Scott Warren, Syracuse University Library
Panelists:
Jay Bhatt, Drexel University;
Mel DeSart, University of Washington;
Maliaca Oxnam, University of Arizona;
Peter Zuber, Brigham Young University
Goals of Institutional Repositories (IRs) include providing scholars with method of global access and preservation of research.
Goals of Institutional Repositories (IRs) include providing scholars with method of global access and preservation of research.
· Time investment for staff, only one (BYU) mentioned they have dedicated state for their IR
· Utilize student staffing is possible
· Initial discussions with faculty extremely important
· Focus on specific campus collections:
o Drexel: student posters
o ASU: Tree ring research
o BYU: Herbarium, Historical clothing, student work (portals for each collection)
· Policy decisions for consideration:
o Types of materials collected (student work or not?)
o Unmediated depositions or not? ASU mentioned faculty want to be empowered to add their own collections, but the librarians set up the structure for them; most support and recommend unmediated user submission
o Length of time items will be collected
o When faculty deposit then leave an institution
o “closed” collections – for institutional only or embargoes for specialized research
· Infrastructure & support varies. Some librarians partner with IT to build/support
· Develop campus partnerships: copyright office, departments (note also that Ginny Baldwin found at her institution ChemEng department hired students to add their scholarly output)
