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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Stakeholders in an academic context

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Stakeholders in a digital library context

In the context of Digital Library projects, repositories fulfill the role of long term archives. The two common goals behind such projects are ensuring Digital Preservation and providing online access to the archived content. Digital Library 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 information retrieval experience for both internal and external repository visitors. The Digital Library Directors Directors of Digital Library projects require tools enabling them to measure and evaluate whether the goals of the projects are being reached. To assess the success of a Digital Library, as a portal for online access to digital contents, the directors should have a clear overview on the number of users and the amount of downloads. If users experience difficulties in gaining online access, Directors should be able to see whether these issues are dealt with in time. They should also be able to monitor the growth of the different repository collections. @mire's Reporting Suite aids in extracting different types of information from a repository. 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.