SPEC Kit 292: Institutional Repositories

by Charles W. Bailey Jr.

Since 2002, when DSpace and other institutional repository (IR) system 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. This survey is intended to collect baseline data about ARL member institutions' IR activities.

176 pages, Paperback

First published July 17, 2006

About the author

Assistant Director for Systems, University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston.