Assessing and executing strategic repository opportunities for your institution

Abstract

This presentation aims to provide repository administrators and enthusiasts with strategic arguments and tools to improve the context of their repository projects. Three different Institutional Repository `contexts` will be explored: the Sandbox IR environment, the IR pilot project and the IR as an operational, strategic system. In a second stage, the broad variety of different IR Stakeholders will be introduced. In order to improve the context of repository projects, three different types of business cases can be presented to the stakeholders. These are the strategic IR opportunities of Solving Problems, Adding Value and Saving Costs for the different Stakeholders. The last part of the presentation covers techniques to (re-) vitalize a repository projects, where three typical situations will be tackled: the empty box syndrome, Lack of Interest and Arising Complaints or Opposition. As this is a highly interactive presentation, the different questions and situations of the audience will be handled during and after the presentation.