Institutional repositories as sustainable infrastructure supporting e-scholarship
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Date
2009
Authors
Swanepoel, Marinus
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Publisher
University of Lethbridge
Abstract
The development of digital repositories has been a relative recent one, starting in late 2000 with the release a software package called E-Prints. Since that time, the establishment of digital repositories has gained momentum. Factors such as the falling costs for online storage and the increase of broadband networking technologies have contributed to their current popularity. The status of institutional repositories internationally is under investigation in the context of the Gartner Hype Curve. The available numbers on institutional repositories are analyzed with emphasis on its role in changing the scholarly communication process and the impact of the open-access movement.
Description
Paper presented at the Educause Southeast Regional Conference 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Keywords
Institutional repositories , IR , Digital repositories , Gartner Hype Curve , Scholarly communication , Open-access
Citation
Swanepoel, M. (2009, June). Institutional repositories as sustainable infrastructure supporting e-scholarship. Paper presented at the Educause Southeast Regional Conference 2009: A changing world: rethinking IT services for a sustainable future, Atlanta, GA. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2040.1601