TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of OpenAIR, the institutional repository at the Robert Gordon University.Design/methodology/approach– The paper outlines the principles that underpinned the development of the repository (visibility, sustainability, quality, and findability) and some of the technical and financial implications that were considered.Findings– OpenAIR@RGU evolved from a desire to make available an electronic collection of PhD theses, but was developed to become a means of storing and providing access to a range of research output produced by staff and research students: book chapters, journal articles, reports, conference publications, theses, artworks, and datasets.Originality/value– The paper describes the repository's contribution to collection development.
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
SN  - 0741-9058
DO  - 10.1108/07419050810890594
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050810890594
AU  - Johnson Ian M.
AU  - Copeland Susan M.
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - OpenAIR: The Development of the Institutional Repository at the Robert Gordon University
T2  - Library Hi Tech News
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1
EP  - 4
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -