Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

3 p.

Publication Date

2014

Publisher

Emerald

Source Publication

Library Hi Tech News

Source ISSN

0741-9058

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1108/LHTN-05-2014-0038

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the results of Marquette University Libraries’ survey measuring faculty knowledge and attitudes about the institution’s repository, for the purposes of creating a marketing plan for the institutional repository (IR).

Design/methodology/approach

The paper adopts a quantitative approach through the use of a survey.

Findings

Like many other endeavors to measure faculty engagement with the IR, the investigators discovered that faculty knowledge of the IR is not universal. Moreover, the perceived values and motivators for faculty use of the IR were also not surprising, with faculty viewing online dissemination of their work to be the most valuable feature offered by the IR, and furthering their own careers was the prime motivator. The importance of continual and varied methods of marketing is reaffirmed.

Originality/value

Whereas many articles on faculty recruitment for IRs agree on the importance of marketing, very few suggest specific strategies. The investigators make suggestions for continual and varied marketing methods based on their findings.

Comments

Accepted version. Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 31, No. 6 (2014): 12-15. DOI: 10.1108/LHTN-05-2014-0038. © 2014 Emerald Group Publishing. Used with permission.

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