Survey Results on Repository Trends and Usage

[Jean-Gabriel]

**Apologies for Cross Posting**

We recently conducted a survey on IR trends in preparation for the
2008 SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting in Baltimore.

We received a wealth of thoughtful feedback. Here are three results we
particularly wanted to call out:

> Respondents on all platforms are thinking creatively about the role of an IR. Responses indicate that a wide variety of content has a home in the repository, including student research, campus business, and research from outside the institution.

> Respondents saw electronic theses & dissertations and conferences, symposia and colloquia as the most likely kinds of material to be top trends in 2009.

> Most respondents would consider their IR to be a solid success. Over 58% rated their IR as a 6 or higher on a 1-10 scale of success.

We invite you to review the full results of the survey at
http://works.bepress.com/jean_gabriel_bankier/6/.

Please feel free to share your thoughts and observations.

Regards,

-JG

Jean-Gabriel Bankier
President
Berkeley Electronic Press
510-665-1200 x124
http://www.bepress.com