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LIBRARY JOURNAL ›› 2015, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 43-47.

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Analysis of Differences between Chinese and Foreign Institutional Repositories

Yin Fangping, Wang Simin   

  • Online:2015-06-15 Published:2015-06-25

Abstract:

Through case study of Chinese and foreign institutional repositories, the paper points out the big difference between Chinese and foreign institutional repositories in terms of concept, policy, fund management, software functions, construction mode, operation efficiency, publishing evaluation and service orientation, thus making clear the development direction of institutional repository. It hopes to build a new generation of institutional repository that meets the demand of the Chinese characteristics, and provides supportive services for teaching and research. It wishes to provide a good reference for discipline construction, teaching evaluation, talent evaluation, research performance and decision-making analysis, and to help truly realize the transformation from the collection type to the knowledge, service-oriented institutional repository.

Key words: Institutional Repository (IR), Open access, Digital publishing, Research support service