Before you start...

What is a Repository?

Defining repositories and their different variants.

Making a Case

Explaining the need for a repository and the expected benefits - including RAE aspects.

Culture Change

The need to foster changes in attitudes to scholarly publishing and usage of publications.

Strategic Planning

Aims of the repository; Non-aims; Target dates; Delegated responsibilities; Constraints; Criteria for success.

Business Cases

How to make a business case for a repository: Capital costs; Staff costs; Other costs; Financial benefits, etc.

Defining Scope

Factors to be considered when defining the content/scope of a repository.

Planning Checklist

This planning checklists offers as a series of key questions designed to ‘make you think' about the various topics relevant to beginning the planning of your repository.