Van der Merwe, Adèle2008-10-302008-10-302008-04van der Merwe, A. 2008. Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a science, engineering and technology environment. Thesis dissertation submitted to the University of Pretoria, April 2008, pp 120http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2504Dissertation by Adèle van der Merwe. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Magister Philosophiae (Informatics) in the department of Informatics of the faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology University of PretoriaParallel to the Open Source Software movement, there is an increased demand and need for free, open access to information resources. The Open Access initiative is characterized by two strategies: namely the promotion of self-archiving or, alternatively, publishing of research articles in open-access journals. The purpose of an Institutional Repository (IR) is to provide a suitable archival environment for the self-archiving of digital items. This study provides a clear understanding of the issues surrounding the implementation of an IR. Issues discussed include software selection, as well as the development, implementation and marketing of an IR. An equally important issue is individual skills development. Attention is given to the development of the policies that are required by an organization and its main stakeholders. These policies form an essential part of the development of an information system. Issues such as acceptance, usage, population, and management of the repository are reported on. The actual work that was done at the CSIR is used as a case study. The implementation process at the CSIR and the subsequent lessons learnt are used to highlight some of problems experienced and how these problems were solved. Issues that still need investigation, e.g. long-term preservation, are discussedenInstitutional repositoriesResearch documentationOpen accessFull text accessReportVan der Merwe, A. (2008). <i>Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a science, engineering and technology environment</i> Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2504Van der Merwe, Adèle <i>Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a science, engineering and technology environment.</i> 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2504Van der Merwe A. Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a science, engineering and technology environment. 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2504TY - Report AU - Van der Merwe, Adèle AB - Parallel to the Open Source Software movement, there is an increased demand and need for free, open access to information resources. The Open Access initiative is characterized by two strategies: namely the promotion of self-archiving or, alternatively, publishing of research articles in open-access journals. The purpose of an Institutional Repository (IR) is to provide a suitable archival environment for the self-archiving of digital items. This study provides a clear understanding of the issues surrounding the implementation of an IR. Issues discussed include software selection, as well as the development, implementation and marketing of an IR. An equally important issue is individual skills development. Attention is given to the development of the policies that are required by an organization and its main stakeholders. These policies form an essential part of the development of an information system. Issues such as acceptance, usage, population, and management of the repository are reported on. The actual work that was done at the CSIR is used as a case study. The implementation process at the CSIR and the subsequent lessons learnt are used to highlight some of problems experienced and how these problems were solved. Issues that still need investigation, e.g. long-term preservation, are discussed DA - 2008-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Institutional repositories KW - Research documentation KW - Open access KW - Full text access LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 T1 - Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a science, engineering and technology environment TI - Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a science, engineering and technology environment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2504 ER -