Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories | Core

"This 6-week online course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of institutional repositories (IR), including considering IR platforms, promoting the IR, faculty publications in the IR, additional sources of IR content, IR metadata, and accessibility of IR content.

This 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"