Secrets of success: Identifying success factors in institutional repositories
eekilcer@gmail.com's bookmark collection 2012-10-07
Summary:
"While researchers identify different success factors as key for institutional repositories (IRs),
there is no agreement concerning whether any are fundamental for all IRs or if success is entirely
a local phenomena. Researchers primarily cite content recruitment and services as key factors;
however, there has been some discussion of measuring success against the goals of the library,
how well the chosen technology fulfills the purpose of the IR, and success as a process that
changes as the IR matures. This paper examines the topic of IRs and success. Our findings are
based on a comparative case study of five IRs in colleges and universities. We argue that success
should be measured by both internal (e.g., content, services) as well as external factors – how
well the IR fulfills or brings the library closer to achieving its long-term goals in terms of service
to the academic community."