Institutional E-Print Repositories for Schorarly Communication : Issues and Implications

Abstract

Institutional e-print repositories offer a strategic response to systematic problems in the existing scholarly journal system and distribution of research output by making faster communication and transformation of scholarly information over the long run. This paper introduces e-print archives in general and institutional repositories in particular. The article also discusses the purpose, architecture, elements, and issues of institutional repositories. A guideline for the design of institutional archive has also been discussed. A detailed list of major institutional archives has been presented.