What are Institutional Repositories and does SRSU have one?
To join this conversation on May 3rd at 2:30 PM via Teams, check your SRSU email for the link!
Introduction
Join us to talk about Institutional Repositories (IRs), their role in higher education, and their place within the Sul Ross State University community.
GIF Description: Lawrence Lessig receiving the 2017 Webbys Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the Internet Archive.
“The Internet Archive…is building a home for Universal Access to All Knowledge, open to everyone, everywhere, to use as they like. Open to all societies of the future that care to build on our triumphs and learn from our mistakes.”
– Lawrence Lessig
Learning Outcomes of this Conversation
Bibliography
Adam, U. A., and Kiran, K. (2021). Driving forces behind the management of institutional repositories: Qualitative evidences. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science 26(3), pp. 33-56.
Hutson, J., Edele, S., Macdonald, L. et al. (2022). Open educational resources and institutional repositories: Roles, challenges, and opportunities for libraries. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice 22(18), pp. 101-112.
Prom, C. J. & Swain, E.D, editors. (2008). College and University Archives: Readings in Theory and Practice. Society of American Archivists.
Royster, P. (2019). Evolution of an Institutional Repository: A case history from Nebraska. Open Praxis, Open Access: Digital Scholarship in Action.
Wacha, M. Kirby, M., Amaral, J. et al. (2023). What's missing? The role of community colleges in building a more inclusive institutional repository landscape. C&RL News: April 2023.
Resources Mentioned in Conversation
Center for Big Bend Studies (CBBS) Research Publications
University of Massachusetts Amherst Institutional Repository: Selected Works of Madeline Charney
https://works.bepress.com/charney_madeleine/