Institutional repository

An institutional repository is a digital archive that collects, preserves, and provides access to an institution’s scholarly outputs, such as articles, theses, and research data.

Self-archiving: The practice of authors depositing copies of their scholarly works in a repository or other archive. Authors commonly supply works directly to institutional repositories.
Open access: Online access to scholarly works that is free of charge to readers. Repositories are a major route for making scholarship openly available.
Subject repository: A digital archive that collects scholarly works within a particular academic discipline or topic. Its scope follows a subject rather than a single institution.
Institutional mandate: A policy requiring or encouraging members of an institution to deposit specified scholarly outputs in a repository. Mandates can make repository deposit a routine part of research administration.
Metadata: Structured information that describes, identifies, or organizes other information. Repository metadata makes deposited works searchable and distinguishable.
Green open access: Open access achieved by depositing a version of a scholarly work in a repository. This route relies directly on repository deposit.
PubMed Central: A free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It exemplifies a large subject-focused archive rather than an institution-based collection.
Copyright transfer agreement: A contract in which an author transfers some or all copyright ownership to a publisher. Publisher agreements can restrict which article versions repositories may host.
Dublin Core: A standardized set of metadata elements for describing information resources. Its elements are widely used to describe repository records.
Thesis repository: A digital collection that preserves and provides access to academic theses and dissertations. Many institutions use their repositories to publish graduate research.

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