Towards the Introduction of an Institutional Repository
Basic Principles and Concepts
In this article the principles and benefits of open access are described which can be achieved with the help of institutional repositories. The advantages of a repository are depicted as well as the spread throughout the European Union. The process of installing an institutional repository organizationally is shown as short report on the ongoing efforts at the Swiss Institute for Information Research in Chur. The approach to install a widely accepted repository for the University of Applied Sciences Chur and its difficulties are portrayed as well as the process and methods chosen for the evaluation of the candidate software packages.
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