Out-of-the-box repositories are multi functional online platforms. However, they often lack functionality to address institution- or user- specific needs, as they
are intended to provide a generic infrastructure with basic functionality.
Starting from very specific usage requirements, envisioning clear benefits for the stakeholders, @mire develops products and add-on modules for repositories.
For each of the following stakeholder profiles, you can read about the different benefits incorporated in @mire products:
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For an academic institution, a repository can address different needs. Towards the global academic community, the institutional repository can
serve the goal of generating
exposure for the institution's valuable scientific outputs. This enhanced exposure can facilitate future collaborations and increase the research impact.
At the same time, an
academic institutional repository can serve internal objectives. Depending on the type of content that is submitted, it can serve as a management information system to
generate
individual or departmental research activity reports. For this objective, the correctness and completeness of the repositories contents are even more vital. If the
institution
relies on its members for the submission of wellformed content into the repository, those members should be awarded with proper functional benefits as well.
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Repository visitors
When a repository fulfills the role of a public access portal to digital assets, it should present the information through usable and attractive
interfaces. @mire's Audiovisual Streaming, Image Zoom and Document
Streaming modules enhance the access to multimedia and documents for both internal and external repository visitors.
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Institution members and faculty
A repository can provide members and faculty with powerful features, relying on the repository's contents. The repository can aid them in
recurring administrative chores, such as compiling publication lists. In this way, the repository enters the
day to day workflow of your institution members and faculty, becoming an important strategic asset for your institution.
@mire's Reporting Suite is a product, providing reporting functionality for institution members and faculty.
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Institution Management
For the institution's management, a repository enhances the online exposure and prestige of an institution's activities. However, the contents of the repository
form an important source of data for internal strategic evaluation as well. @mire's Reporting Suite aids in tapping
this source.
Reports based on a repository's content can support complex decisions, such as department mergers or staff promotions.
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Repository Administrators and Managers
When a repository gains momentum and is being used throughout the whole institution, managing the system and its users requires considerable time and effort.
By optimizing the execution of administrative chores, this required time and effort can be kept to a minimum. @mire's Metadata Quality Module lightens the burden of detecting and resolving mistakes in the descriptive fields of repository items.
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