The Case for Institutional Repositories: A SPARC Position Paper

Crow, Raym (2006) The Case for Institutional Repositories: A SPARC Position Paper. Discussion Paper. Scholarly Publication and Academic Resources Coalition, Washington, D.C..

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Abstract

Institutional respositories--digital collections that capture and preserve the intellectual output of university communities--respond to two strategic issues facing academic institutions: 1) they provide a central component in reforming scholarly communication by stimulating innovation in a disaggregated publishing structure; and 2) they serve as tangible of an institution's quality, thus increasing its visiblity, prestige, and public value. This paper examines institutional respositories from these complimentary perspectives, describing their potential role and exploring their impact on major stakeholders in the scholarly communication process.

Item Type:Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:Institutional repositories; institutional repository; scholarship; academic publishing
Subjects:Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources
ID Code:20
Deposited By:Richard Saunders
Deposited On:08 Apr 2007 15:10
Last Modified:18 Jun 2010 11:16

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