Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn Recent documents in Kerrie Burn en-us Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:35:38 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/16 http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/16 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:35:35 PDT Despite a proliferation of institutional repositories being established in recent years, and the significant financial and staffing resources invested in them, many have not fulfilled their initial promise. While most repository managers have been committed to providing open access to the research output of their institutions, many repositories have limited content and most academics have not yet been persuaded to engage with them in a sustained way. It has been hypothesised that better results might be obtained if population strategies were more aligned with the needs and current work practices of academics rather than the primary focus of the repository being as a showcase for the institution.In 2008 Southern Cross University Library's ePublications@SCU project team sought to take a more "academic-friendly" approach to repository development with the view that this would ultimately lead to improved deposit rates. Attempts were made to reduce any perceived complexities of the system that may be barriers to academic participation. Some of the strategies employed by Library staff included: producing promotional material that highlighted the personal and professional benefits for academics of the repository, creating Personal Researcher Pages for each academic in order to showcase their scholarly profiles, and taking responsibility for copyright checking and uploading of all papers into the repository. This paper reports on the results of a study conducted at Southern Cross University in 2008. Kerrie L. Burn http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/15 http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/15 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:35:34 PDT This project examined the history, development and current state of Australian Baptist Heritage collections by exploring the contributions of, and relationships between, theological colleges and their libraries, Australian Baptist Historical Societies and Baptist Union Archive collections. An outcome of the project was the compilation of a bibliography of Australian Baptist publications as well as several other valuable resources for collection managers, researchers and historians.A survey was administered to gauge the interest of key individuals and/or institutions in participating in co-operative collection development projects that could advance the purposes of Australian Baptist institutions as a whole. The responses by librarians and archivists responsible for Australian Baptist collections were analysed and possibilities for collaborative collection management of Australian Baptist resources explored. These possibilities include shared collection development policies and preservation strategies, formal sharing of duplicate resources and information about collections, and potentially using digital technology to improve access to collections and to ensure the preservation of nationally significant, and rarely held materials. Australian Baptist library and archive collections are used as a case study with a view to reaching conclusions with implications for the management of similar collections (i.e. geographically distributed special collections). The wider Australian theological community, which includes many other denominational and religious collections, may also be able to participate in some of the proposed co-operative ventures. This research project thereby provides a model for possible emulation by other collections as well as making a contribution to collection management theory and practice. Kerrie L. Burn http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/14 http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/14 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:35:33 PDT Kerrie L. Burn http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/13 http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/13 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:35:33 PDT Kerrie L. Burn http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/12 http://works.bepress.com/kerrie_burn/12 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:35:32 PDT Kerrie L. Burn