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Carrots and Sticks

Carrots and Sticks In this article, we tackle the ubiquitous problems of slow adoption and low deposit rates often seen in recently created institutional repositories. The article begins with a brief description of the implementation process of RepositoriUM, the institutional repository of the University of Minho, and moves on to thoroughly describe the set of activities included in a strategic plan specially designed to undertake the previously outlined problems. Among those activities are the development of an adequate promotional plan, development of value-added services for authors, engagement in the international community and definition of a self-archiving mandate policy. The article also provides some figures on the results of the strategic plan and explores future initiatives being devised to further increase the adoption of the repository. Introduction Institutional repositories may be defined as information systems capable of capturing, preserving and providing access to the intellectual output produced by the members of an institution [1, 2]. Within the specific context of academia, an institutional repository may contribute to the increase of the institution's prestige and nourish the ideal of an "institutional memory", because it manages and preserves relevant informational items that otherwise would remain scattered, unattended or inaccessible. Institutional repositories have emerged along side http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png D-Lib Magazine Unpaywall

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10.1045/january2008-ferreira
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In this article, we tackle the ubiquitous problems of slow adoption and low deposit rates often seen in recently created institutional repositories. The article begins with a brief description of the implementation process of RepositoriUM, the institutional repository of the University of Minho, and moves on to thoroughly describe the set of activities included in a strategic plan specially designed to undertake the previously outlined problems. Among those activities are the development of an adequate promotional plan, development of value-added services for authors, engagement in the international community and definition of a self-archiving mandate policy. The article also provides some figures on the results of the strategic plan and explores future initiatives being devised to further increase the adoption of the repository. Introduction Institutional repositories may be defined as information systems capable of capturing, preserving and providing access to the intellectual output produced by the members of an institution [1, 2]. Within the specific context of academia, an institutional repository may contribute to the increase of the institution's prestige and nourish the ideal of an "institutional memory", because it manages and preserves relevant informational items that otherwise would remain scattered, unattended or inaccessible. Institutional repositories have emerged along side

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Published: Jan 1, 2008

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