Ricardo Saraiva

Carrots and Sticks: Some Ideas on How to Create a Successful Institutional Repository

In this article, we tackle the ubiquitous problems of slow adoption and low deposit rates often seen in recently created institutional repositories. The article begins with a brief description of the implementation process of RepositoriUM, the institutional repository of the University of Minho, and moves on to thoroughly describe the set of activities included in a strategic plan specially designed to undertake the previously outlined problems. Among those activities are the development of an adequate promotional plan, development of value-added services for authors, engagement in the international community and definition of a self-archiving mandate policy. The article also provides some figures on the results of the strategic plan and explores future initiatives being devised to further increase the adoption of the repository.

Institutional policy implementation at University of Minho, Portugal

This PASTEUR4OA case study describes the implementation process of the Open Access institutional policy at the University of Minho (UMinho), Portugal. It provides information on related supporting actions initiated and facts and figures pertaining to the monitoring processes of the organization to ensure policy compliance.