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Master's M: Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

Nolan, C. W. & Costanza, J. (2006). Promoting and archiving student work through an institutional repository: Trinity University, LASR, and the Digital Commons. Serials Review, 32(2), 92-98. [Trinity University (San Antonio)]

Master's L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

Buehler, M. A. & Boateng, A. (2005). The evolving impact of institutional repositories on reference librarians. Reference Services Review, 33(3), 291-300. [Rochester Institute of Technology]

Buehler, M. A. & Trauernicht, M. S. (2007). From digital library to institutional repository: A brief look at one library's path. OCLC Systems & Services, 23(4), 382-394. [Rochester Institute of Technology]

RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)

Dill, E. & Palmer, K. L. (2005). What's the big IDeA? Considerations for implementing an institutional repository. Library Hi Tech News, 22(6), 11-14. [Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis]

Jenkins, B., Breakstone, E., & Hixson, C. (2005). Content in, content out: The dual roles of the reference librarian in institutional repositories. Reference Services Review, 33(3), 312-324. [University of Oregon]

Kelly, J. C. (2007). Creating an institutional repository at a challenged institution. OCLC Systems & Services, 23(2), 142-147. [University of New Orleans]

RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity)

Barton, M. R. & Walker, J. H. (2003). Building a business plan for DSpace: MIT Libraries' digital institutional repository. Journal of Digital Information, 4(2). [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Barton, M. R. & Walker, J. H. (July 2002). MIT Libraries' DSpace business plan project: Final report to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Retrieved September 30, 2006. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Baudoin, P. & Branschofsky, M. (2003). Implementing an institutional repository: The DSpace experience at MIT. Science & Technology Libraries, 24(1/2), 31-45. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Boock, M. (2005, October). Improving DSpace@OSU with a usability study of the ET/D submission process. Ariadne, Issue 45. [Oregon State University]

Candee, C. H. (2001). The California Digital Library and the eScholarship Program. Journal of Library Administration, 35(1/2), 37-59. [University of California]

Candee, C. H. & Withey, L. (2007). Publishing needs and opportunities at the University of California. [University of California]

Chavez, R., Crane, G., Sauer, A., Babeu, A., Packel, A., & Weaver, G. (2007). Services make the repository. Journal of Digital Information, 8(2). [Tufts University]

Cohen, S. & Schmidle, D. (2007). Creating a multipurpose digital institutional repository. OCLC Systems & Services, 23(3), 287-296. [Cornell University]

Crawford, W. (2008, April). Harvard & institutional repositories. Cites & Insights, 8(4), 1-5. [Harvard University]

Davis, P. M. & Connolly, M. J. L. (2007). Institutional repositories: Evaluating the reasons for non-use of Cornell University's Installation of DSpace. D-Lib Magazine, 13(3/4). [Cornell University]

Dingle, L. (2008, February 28). JScholarship makes Hopkins research more accessible. The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. [Johns Hopkins University]

Donovan, J. & Watson, C. A. (2008, March 4). White paper: Behind a law school's decision to implement an institutional repository. University of Georgia School of Law, Alexander Campbell King Law Library. [University of Georgia (School of Law)]

Estlund, K. & Neatrour, A. (2007). Utah Digital Repository Initiative: Building a support system for institutional repositories. D-Lib Magazine, 13(11/12). [University of Utah]

Fabian, C. A. (2006). UBdigit: A repository infrastructure for digital collections at the University at Buffalo. RLG DigiNews, 10(3). Retrieved August 31, 2006. [University at Buffalo, The State University of New York]

Foster, N. F. & Gibbons, S. (2005). Understanding faculty to improve content recruitment for institutional repositories. D-Lib Magazine, 11(1). [University of Rochester]

Gherman, P. M. (2005). Collecting at the edge - Transforming scholarship. Journal of Library Administration, 42(2), 23-34. [Vanderbilt University]

Goodyear, M. & Fyffe, R. (2006). Institutional repositories: An opportunity for CIO campus impact. EDUCAUSE Review, March/April 2006, 10-11. [University of Kansas]

Halbert, M. (2003). The Metascholar Initiative: AmericanSouth.Org and MetaArchive.Org. Library Hi Tech, 21(2), 182-198. [Emory University (Atlanta, GA)]

Hassen, M. (2006). Content recruitment and development: A proactive approach to building an institutional repository (podcast). EDUCAUSE 2006 Annual Conference. [University of Pennsylvania]

Hughes, C. A. (2004). EScholarship at the University of California: A case study in sustainable innovation for open access. New Library World, 105(3/4), 118-124. [University of California]

Huwe, T. K. (2002). Social Sciences e-prints come of age: The California Digital Library's Working Paper Repository. Online, 26(5), 38-42. [University of California]

Johnston, L. (2004). An overview of digital library repository development at the University of Virginia Library. OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives, 20(4), 170-173. [University of Virginia]

Johnston, L. (2005). Development and assessment of a public discovery and delivery interface for a Fedora repository. D-Lib Magazine, 11(10). [University of Virginia]

Johnston, L. (2008). The University of Virginia Library Digital Collections Repository case history. Prepared for Open Repositories 2008 Conference. [University of Virginia]

Lagoze, C. & Davis, J. R. (1995). Dienst: An architecture for distributed document libraries. Communications of the ACM, 38(4), 47. [Cornell University]

Lindahl, D. & Foster, N. (2004). Use a shoehorn or design a better shoe: Co-design of a university repository. Paper presented at Conference '04, Toronto, Ontario, July 27-31. [University of Rochester]

Mark Ware Consulting Ltd. (2004, January). Publisher and Library/Learning Solutions (PALS): Pathfinder research on Web-based repositories: Final report. Retrieved June 17, 2005. [California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, and University of California]

McDonald, J. (2003). A recipe for a successful digital archive: Collection development for digital archives. Against the Grain, 15(1), 22-24. [California Institute of Technology]

McDonald, R. H. & Thomas, C. (2003, April 16). Building an FSU digital institutional repository: A vision statement. Retrieved August 23, 2005. [Florida State University]

McKiernan, G. (2003a). E-profile: Scholar-based innovations in publishing. Part I: Individual and institutional initiatives. Library Hi Tech News, 20(2), 19-26. [Ohio State University and University of California]

McKiernan, G. (2003b). E-profile: Scholar-based innovations in publishing. Part II: Library and professional initiatives. Library Hi Tech News, 20(3), 19-27. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Mercer, H., Rosenblum, B., & Emmett, A. (2007). A multifaceted approach to promote a university repository: The University of Kansas' experience. OCLC Systems & Services, 23(2), 190-203. [University of Kansas]

Misek, M. (2004). eScholars of the world, unite! EContent, 27(3), 36-40. [University of California]

Mitchell, C. (2008). eScholarship Repository case study. Prepared for Open Repositories 2008 Conference. [University of California]

Mower, A. (2006). Developing an institutional repository: An insider's look at the University of Utah IR. Library Student Journal, November 2006. [University of Utah]

Ober, J. L. (2005, March 31). Postprint repository services: Context and feasibility at the University of California. Retrieved August 23, 2005. [University of California]

Office of University Communications (University of Nebraska-Lincoln). (2006). UNL Digital Commons becomes 4th-largest university electronic archive. Retrieved January 25, 2007. [University of Nebraska-Lincoln]

Ottaviani, J. & Snavely, C. (2003, November). Towards a University of Michigan institutional repository: A study and prototype proposal. Retrieved June 23, 2005. [University of Michigan]

Phillips, H., Carr, R., & Teal, J. (2005). Leading roles for reference librarians in institutional repositories: One library's experience. Reference Services Review, 33(3), 301-311. [University of New Mexico]

Probets, S. & Jenkins, C. (2006). Documentation for institutional repositories. Learned Publishing, 19(1), 57-71. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California]

Rogers, S. A. (2003). Developing an institutional knowledge bank at Ohio State University: From concept to action plan. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 3(1), 125-136. [Ohio State University]

Royster, P. (2007). The institutional repository at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Its first year of operations. OCLC Systems & Services, 23(2), 183-189. [University of Nebraska-Lincoln]

Sauer, A. & Kaplan, D. (2008). Repository history: Tufts University. Prepared for Open Repositories 2008 Conference. [Tufts University]

Smith, M. (2002a). DSpace: An institutional repository from the MIT libraries and Hewlett Packard Laboratories. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2458, 543-549. Retrieved August 31, 2006. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Smith, M. (2002b). DSpace: An open source institutional repository for digital material. D-Lib Magazine, 8(10). [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Smith, M., Barton, M., Bass, M., Branschofsky, M., McClellan, G., Stuve, D., Tansley, R., & Walker, J. H. (2003). DSpace: An open source dynamic digital repository. D-Lib Magazine, 9(1). [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Smith, M., Rodgers, R., Walker, J., & Tansley, R. (2004). DSpace: A year in the life of an open source digital repository system. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3232, 38-44. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Soehner, C. (2002). The eScholarship Repository: A University of California response to the scholarly communication crisis. Science & Technology Libraries, 22(3/4), 29-37. [University of California]

Tansley, R., Bass, M., & Smith, M. (2004). DSpace as an open archival information system: Current status and future directions. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2769, 446-460. Retrieved August 31, 2006. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Tansley, R., Bass, M., Stuve, D., Branschofsky, M., Chudnov, D., McClellan, G., & Smith, M. (2003). The DSpace institutional digital repository system: Current functionality. Proceedings of the 2003 Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL '03). [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

Walters, T. O. (2006). Strategies and frameworks for institutional repositories and the new support infrastructure for scholarly communications. D-Lib Magazine, 12(10). [Georgia Institute of Technology]

Ware, M. (2004). Institutional repositories and scholarly publishing. Learned Publishing, 17(2), 115-124. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California]

Wise, M., Spiro, L., Henry, G., & Byrd, S. (2007). Expanding roles for the institutional repository. OCLC Systems & Services, 23(2), 216-223. [Rice University]

SPEC/MED: Special Focus Institutions - Medical Schools and Medical Centers

Krevit, L. & Crays, L. (2007). Herding cats: Designing DigitalCommons @ The Texas Medical Center, a multi-institutional repository. OCLC Systems & Services, 23(2), 116-124. [The Texas Medical Center]

Piorun, M., Palmer, L. A., & Comes, J. (2007). Challenges and lessons learned: Moving from image database to institutional repository. OCLC Systems & Services, 23(2), 148-157. [University of Massachusetts Medical School]

Consortia (Mixed Carnegie Classifications)

Graham, J.-B., Skaggs, B. L., & Stevens, K. W. (2005). Digitizing a gap: A state-wide institutional repository project. Reference Services Review, 33(3), 337-345. [Auburn University, Jacksonville State University, and University of Alabama]

Hulse, B., Cheverie, J. F., & Dygert, C. T. (2007). ALADIN Research Commons: A consortial institutional repository. OCLC Systems & Services, 23(2), 158-169. [American University, Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Marymount University, and Washington Research Library Consortium]

Scherlen, A. (2007, Fall/Winter). Institutional repositories: A good idea for North Carolina. North Carolina Libraries, 65(3/4), 76-79. [Universities in North Carolina]

Thomas, J. (2007). Open access for online scholarship: The beginnings of institutional repositories in North Carolina. North Carolina Libraries, 65(1/2), 29-31. [Fayetteville State University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte]