Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories 2025 - Session 3.0

Description: TThis six-week course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of institutional repositories :

• Identify different types of repository platforms and the features and components they offer
• Develop strategies and methods for promoting the institutional repository to their campus community
• Understand how to interpret publication agreements, particularly with regard to understanding reuse rights or guidelines for repository deposit of published materials
• Comprehend best practices for metadata and create original metadata records for repository content
• Evaluate a variety of content types appropriate for inclusion in an institutional repository, and consider diverse strategies for using the repository to meet the scholarly needs of the campus community
• Identify best practices for making repository content fully accessible and develop workflows for remediating inaccessible repository content

At the end of this course, attendees will be able to:

• Identify different types of repository platforms and the features and components they offer
• Develop strategies and methods for promoting the institutional repository to their campus community
• Understand how to interpret publication agreements, particularly with regard to understanding reuse rights or guidelines for repository deposit of published materials
• Comprehend best practices for metadata and create original metadata records for repository content
• Evaluate a variety of content types appropriate for inclusion in an institutional repository, and consider diverse strategies for using the repository to meet the scholarly needs of the campus community
• Identify best practices for making repository content fully accessible and develop workflows for remediating inaccessible repository content

Who Should Attend:

Primarily IR managers, especially those new to IRs, but the course will also be useful for reference librarians, metadata librarians, special collections librarians at institutions where archival materials are stored in the IR, and anyone involved with IR initiatives.