The author summarizes her experience of selecting an institutional repository and outlines the steps taken in the process

Bower, Bridget K.

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Ithaca College

Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICLibrary Presentations Library7-15-2016The Lone Arranger and an Institutional Repositoryfor Ithaca CollegeBridget K. BowerIthaca College, bbower@ithaca.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/library_presPart of the Scholarly Publishing CommonsThis Panel is brought to you for free and open access by the Library at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in LibraryPresentations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC.Recommended CitationBower, Bridget K., "The Lone Arranger and an Institutional Repository for Ithaca College" (2016). Library Presentations. Paper 1.http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/library_pres/1The Lone Arranger andAn Institutional RepositoryforBridget K. Bower, College Archivist, Ithaca CollegeUntethering the Academic Librarian: Academic Librarians’ Conference 2016. Syracuse, NYA little history. . . . • 2004-2015, an annual question• Early attempts to implement:– ContentDM– Scholars @ IC– Ithaca College Authors• DASH from ebraryNeeds AssessmentWhat would we put in an institutional repository? Survey institution Is there enough content to make it worth the work and expense?Content at Ithaca College• Undergraduate honors theses• Masters theses• Undergraduate journals• Faculty, staff, and student publications and presentations• Undergraduate research symposium• Oral history project• Omeka exhibitsInstitutional Infrastructure• Review institutional technology capability– access to servers – skillset of potential system managers• At IC we– Don’t generally get access to on-campus servers– My technology skills don’t run to LAMP, WAMP, or MAMPMoney• For a hosted solution – you need it.• Expect an annual cost.• We found it.Research• Ask around – see what your colleagues are using or not using and ask why.• The internet continues to be a useful place. Sometimes.• Look at repositories.• Be aware that the options are always changing.Contenders• Duracloud• ArchivesDirect• DSpaceDirect• Digital CommonsIf you can host your own: Hydra Islandora DSpace Fedora VIVOAnd the winner. . . . . We chose Digital Commons• Hosted solution• Local work is within templates• We liked the look better.• Connections – we knew more people who were using it and liked it• Bepress support consultants do the site setup and create each community as needed.How’s that working?• Contract in August• Demo site in October• Live site in NovemberCurrently there are:• 316 masters theses with a cumulative 3,314 downloads• 11 undergraduate math honors theses with 32 downloads• 278 concert and recital programs with 112 downloadsFaculty Publications• Politics Department, 4 works, no full text• Biology Department, 37 works, 11 downloads• History Department, 1 work, 1 downloadThis is work in progress. . . . .Issues and Challenges• Html – essential skill• Tools discovery!• Metadata standards• Workflow• Copyright issues – complexity• Faculty participation• Student participation• Role of librariansQuestions?Bridget Bower, bbower@ithaca.edu

The Lone Arranger and an Institutional Repository for Ithaca College

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