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    Institutional Repository With Special Reference to Initiatives of Mizoram University
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2012-03-03) Lalremsiami
    Academic libraries have special responsibilities and challenges to face in preparing for and participating in the transition. It is an accepted fact that information technology has the potential to bring substantial improvements to higher education and scholarly communication. To achieve such improvements, the willingness and zeal of the library professionals to take new responsibilities is crucial. Over the past several decades, the economic, market and technological foundations that sustained the symbiotic publisher-library market relationship have begun to shift. The paper discusses the concept of Institutional Repository (IR), its benefits, various types of software, trends with special reference to the initiatives of Mizoram University.