The Changing Roles of Repositories: Where we are and where we are headed

This presentation examines the past, present, and future role of institutional repositories (IRs). IRs rapidly rose to prominence in libraries, but failed to live up to the promise of transforming scholarly communication. A decade since the debut of DSpace, IRs today look very different in their content and services. We will present the results of an in‐depth survey of repository managers. The role of IRs is now evolving to include support for data curation, e‐research, and scholarly networks. The session concluded with a discussion of how repository managers can better network and share expertise. Presented on April 25, 2013 at 2013 Oregon Library Association/Washington Library Association Conference.

本报告探讨了机构知识库（institutional repositories, IRs）的过去、现状与未来角色。机构知识库曾在图书馆领域快速崛起并广受关注，却未能兑现其推动学术传播变革的承诺。在DSpace问世十年后的今天，机构知识库在内容与服务层面已发生显著变化。本次分享将呈现针对知识库管理员开展的深度调研结果。如今，机构知识库的职能正不断拓展，涵盖对数据管护、电子科研以及学术网络的支持。本次环节以专题讨论收尾，探讨了知识库管理员应如何进一步加强协作联动与专业经验共享。本报告于2013年4月25日在2013年俄勒冈图书馆协会/华盛顿图书馆协会联合会议上发表。