IR+ Institutional Repository
IR+ is an institutional repository software project. It is a fully featured digital repository management solution that is easy for users to understand and manage. Its goals are to meet the needs of any organization that needs to author, publish and preserve digital information.
A way for Administration to have a:
- Cost effective solution to meet their open access goals
- Way to show that the repository is providing a return on their investment
- Solution that supports not only organizational but also user needs
- Repository system that users want to use rather than being forced or mandated to use
A way for Authoring Users/Faculty/Researchers to:
- Effectively reach colleagues and get recognized for their work
- Have a workspace where they can author, collaborate, and track versions of their documents
- Have control over their information and publications
- Easily create a web presence without having to use HTML or FTP
- Be able to analyze the global use of their publications and work
The source code is now available.
The software been in production at the University of Rochester since August 2009. You can see the code in action here:
Some links that will help you understand the software:
IR+ Manuals Install/User/Admin (PDF - Lots of Screen Shots)
IR+ Authoring Video This is an instructional video on YouTube showing the workspace in action on our production system
IR+ Statistics Video This is an instructional video on YouTube showing how the statistics for IR+ work
Browsing and Searching Video This is an instructional video on YouTube showing how the Browse and Search for IR+ work
Research done to inform our software requirements and design
A study on our users - The Next Generation of Academics
Understanding Faculty to Improve Content Recruitment for Institutional Repositories
The software is built using JAVA and the following core technologies:
Spring Application Framework
Hibernate
Struts 2
Lucene
Quartz
TestNG
YUI
