TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits and challenges of creating a shared institutional repository and to, describe the process by which a consortium was able to establish such a service.Design/methodology/approach– A case study is presented outlining the process through which the Washington Research Library Consortium selected and implemented the DSpace institutional repository software in a shared information technology environment. The issues confronted in dealing with a multi‐institutional implementation are examined through both a detailed description of the implementation and a generalized description of the challenges the consortium faced.Findings– The paper finds that while a shared implementation of an institutional repository does present significant challenges that would not be present for a single institution, the collaborative approach also presents significant benefits in drawing on the breadth of expertise available among the Consortium and utilizing a shared information technology infrastructure.Originality/value– Institutional repositories have generally been implemented within the context of a single institution. An alternative model is described that draws on the experience and expertise of multiple institutions to achieve a common goal.
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
SN  - 1065-075X
DO  - 10.1108/10650750710748469
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/10650750710748469
AU  - Hulse Bruce
AU  - Cheverie Joan F.
AU  - Dygert Claire T.
PY  - 2007
Y1  - 2007/01/01
TI  - ALADIN Research Commons: a consortial institutional repository
T2  - OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 158
EP  - 169
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -