An institutional repository (IR) is a set of services for storing and making available digital research materials created by an institution and its community—a digital collection of the community’s research output. IRs form part of a larger national, regional and global system of Open Access repositories, indexed in a standardised way and searchable using one interface. They can also be the foundation for new models of scholarly publishing and communication.

An institutional repository (IR) is a set of services for storing and making available digital research materials created by an institution and its community—a digital collection of the community’s research output. IRs form part of a larger national, regional and global system of repositories, indexed in a standardised way and searchable using one interface. They can also be the foundation for new models of scholarly publishing and communication.

An institutional repository (IR) is a set of services for storing and making available digital research materials created by an institution and its community—a digital collection of the community’s research output. IRs form part of a larger national, regional and global system of repositories, indexed in a standardised way and searchable using one interface. They can also be the foundation for new models of scholarly publishing and communication.

An institutional repository (IR) is a set of services for storing and making available digital research materials created by an institution and its community—a digital collection of the community’s research output. IRs form part of a larger national, regional and global system of repositories, indexed in a standardised way and searchable using one interface. They can also be the foundation for new models of scholarly publishing and communication.

They are an essential tool for scholarly communication in the digital age. They can be linked to related services such as eLearning, content preservation and migration, and research management and reporting.