Van der Merwe, AdèleKroeze, JH2008-10-242008-10-242008-10van der Merwe, A and Kroeze, JH. 2008. Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) environment. South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT) 2008 Conference: Riding the wave of technology. Wilderness, South Africa, 6-8 October 2008, pp 99781605582863http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2500South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT), 2008Parallel 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 paper provides an understanding of the complexity surrounding the implementation of an IR. Issues discussed include software selection, as well as the development, implementation and marketing of an IR. Attention is given to the development of the policies that are required by an organization and its main stakeholders. Issues such as acceptance, usage, population, and management of the repository are reported. The work that was done at the CSIR is used as a case study 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 mentionedenInstitutional repositoriesOpen accessResearch documentationFull text accessSAICSITSouth African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information TechnologistsConference PresentationVan der Merwe, A., & Kroeze, J. (2008). Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) environment. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2500Van der Merwe, Adèle, and JH Kroeze. "Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) environment." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2500Van der Merwe A, Kroeze J, Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) environment; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2500 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Van der Merwe, Adèle AU - Kroeze, JH 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 paper provides an understanding of the complexity surrounding the implementation of an IR. Issues discussed include software selection, as well as the development, implementation and marketing of an IR. Attention is given to the development of the policies that are required by an organization and its main stakeholders. Issues such as acceptance, usage, population, and management of the repository are reported. The work that was done at the CSIR is used as a case study 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 mentioned DA - 2008-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Institutional repositories KW - Open access KW - Research documentation KW - Full text access KW - SAICSIT KW - South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 9781605582863 T1 - Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) environment TI - Development and implementation of an institutional repository within a Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) environment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2500 ER -