Institutional repositories; tout de suite

This document is designed to give the reader an introduction to  the key aspects of Open Access institutional repositories (IRs).Overviews and recommended readings are provided for in an attempt to answer the following questions:

• What Is an Institutional Repository?
  
• Why Should My Institution Have an IR?
  
• What Is Self-Archiving?
  
• Can Authors Legally Deposit Scholarly Articles in IRs?
  
• Are IRs Widely Used?
  
• How Can I Find Out What Institutional Repositories Exist?
  
• What Software Is Used for Institutional Repositories?
  
• Is It Difficult to Get Authors to Deposit Articles in IRs?