ABSTRACT Institutional repositories, or digital archives, are a fundamental part of an academic institution in higher education. Saint Mary’s institutional repository plays an integral role in supporting one of the goals in the College’s Strategic Plan: “Raise the Academic Profile and Distinction.” This case study describes the benefits and challenges of institutional repositories for small institutions, the launch of Saint Mary’s Digital Commons, and the implementation of its new scholar profiles system. The Library is proud to be recognized for its expertise as the manager of the College’s institutional repository and its new research information management system.

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从数字共享到学者档案：实施新系统以提高大学学术特色

摘要 机构知识库或数字档案库是高等教育学术机构的基本组成部分。圣玛丽的机构知识库在支持学院战略计划中的目标之一方面发挥着不可或缺的作用：“提高学术形象和特色。” 本案例研究描述了小型机构的机构知识库的好处和挑战、圣玛丽数字共享区的推出以及其新的学者档案系统的实施。图书馆很荣幸因其作为学院机构知识库管理者及其新研究信息管理系统的专业知识而获得认可。