NIRDs unite: building a community of institutional repository practitioners in the Northeast
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Date
2019
DOI
Authors
Castro, Eleni
Jerome, Erin
Lukens, Colin
Simon MacDonald, Mikki
Palmer, Lisa A.
Version
OA Version
Citation
Castro, Eleni; Jerome, Erin; Lukens, Colin; Macdonald, Mikki Simon; and Palmer, Lisa A., "NIRDs Unite: Building a Community of Institutional Repository Practitioners in the Northeast" (2019). Against the Grain. v. 31, no. 5.
Abstract
In the northeastern United States, there is a noticeable lack of any
organized regional events specifically related to the topic of IRs.
With other regions across the country holding similar events —
along with recent national discussions and projects proposing a move
away from local repositories (Coalition of Networked Information
[CNI], 2017; Weinraub, Alagna, Caizzi, Quinn, & Schaefer, 2018)
— starting a regional community of practice could prove beneficial
in the long-term for repository managers and their institutions. Repository
managers have a vested interest in the ongoing success of
the repositories they manage; have genuine policy, copyright, and
self-archiving concerns; and have developed robust workflows to
manage their IRs’ unique content and needs. At the end of the day,
how do we communicate the value of the work we do to external
stakeholders, our broader institution, and library administration?
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