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International And National Partnerships To Select, Test, And Develop Institutional Repositories, Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Three organizations/associations partnered to decide on, and then test, the most appropriate institutional repository (IR) software. They created and completed a pilot implementation for their respective member organizations. The presentation describes the partnership process, lessons learned, and current plans and concerns. Organizations involved were: Digital Library Linkages (DLL), Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC), Alliance for Innovation in Science and Technology Information (AISTI), University of New Mexico Libraries