On this page are examples of repository launch and development from Digital Commons institutions. Read Building a Framework for IR Success: A Roadmap for more tips on your own launch.
Digital Commons Case studies:
Building a Framework for IR Success: A Case Study on the Development of DigitalCommons @Brockport at the College of Brockport, bepress
This paper is a summary case study on the development, launch, staffing, and ongoing management of The College at Brockport’s thriving repository and publishing program.
Building a Framework for IR Success: A Case Study on the Development of Scholar Commons at the University of South Florida, bepress
This paper is a summary case study on the development, launch, staffing, and ongoing management of the University of South Florida’s thriving repository and publishing program.
Building a Framework for IR Success: A Case Study on the Development of ValpoScholar at Valparaiso University, bepress
This paper is a summary case study on the development, launch, staffing, and ongoing management of the University of Valparaiso’s thriving repository and publishing program.
Research reports:
Initial Development of an Online Repository to Facilitate Data Sharing and Collaborative Research: A Berglund Fellowship Report, Isaac Gilman, Daniel Munoz
At Pacific University (Oregon), a project funded by the Berglund Center for Internet Studies was developed to introduce the idea (and benefits) of data sharing to university faculty engaged in research.
It Takes a Library: Growing a Robust Institutional Repository in Two Years, Todd A. Bruns, Stacey Knight-Davis, Ellen K. Corrigan, J. Steve Brantley
In 2010, Booth Library began establishing an institutional repository, The Keep, an effort that involved multiple departments within the library. Creation of the repository resulted in increased accessibility, better presentation of content that had existed on outmoded legacy web platforms, and the rescue of damaged content that had been disintegrating on other digital storage formats.
Videos:
Introduction to Core Scholar, Wright State University
This video provides a short introduction to the services provided by Wright State University Libraries’ Institutional Repository, CORE Scholar.
Presentations:
The Development of an IR at an Undergraduate Liberal Arts College: The Macalester College Experience, Teresa Fishel
Presentation from ALA Midwinter 2008 about Macalester’s experience launching and developing a successful repository.
Developing Effective Scholarly Communication Advocates: A Case Study, Sara Fuchs, Pamela Brannon
Presentation about developing a scholarly communication training and outreach program for librarians at Georgia State University, as well as initial experiences in working with faculty members to recruit content for the university’s institutional repository.
