Services

First level of support: project audit

As a preliminary support service to planned or already running Open Access repository projects, GrandIR offers a project audit consulting service. Read more...

Setup

As the first module of its array of technical support services for institutional repository projects, GrandIR offers an out-of-the-box installation service of open source software for running institutional repositories. Read more...

Hosting

For those projects willing to host their repository in an external server outside their institution, GrandIR offers a fully guaranteed repository hosting service including its maintenance at very competitive prices. Read more...

Customization

Once the initial software platform is running, next step should be application customization in order to adapt it to the institutional structure and image of the organisation that is building the repository. Read more...

Content upload

Uploading contents into a repository is the longest phase of its development, as it starts the minute the repository becomes live (usually way before it's published on the Internet) and it does not have a specific closing date, but lasts while the repository is active as an open content provider. Read more...

Training courses

One of the main problems that affect development of repository networks and prevent their harmonization is the absence of a specific professional profile for the position of repository manager. Although relevant efforts are being made on the issue, the situation is far from being solved, often due to the low staffed workteams dealing with repositories. Read more...

Value-added services

Having a sufficiently representative level of contents filed into the repository is very important for showcasing the institution’s research output. However, offering added-value services and tools to the repository user is as important as the level of contents or even more: added-value services will allow users to value the repository, and they will be able to identify their institutional open access platform among the zillions of alternative research information platforms and databases they have available online. Read more...

Usage modules

Along its workline for making available new tools that will contribute to developing general Open Access infrastructure, GrandIR has recently gathered a set of usage modules for Institutional Repositories and is now campaigning for widely spreading its implementation. The goal of this campaign is to enable repositories to assess their content usage on-the-fly, thus fostering scholars' involvement in the repository development. Read more...

Maintenance & upgrade

The process of developing a repository has a whole set of associated maintenance and software upgrade operations that will generally be assumed by the technical branch of the workteam in charge of the repository management. GrandIR is aware that computer services are often too busy working on simultaneous projects as to deal with minor maintenance tasks, and it’s therefore offering a customized software & content maintenance service. Read more...

Communication

At GrandIR we believe an adequate communication of the progress of the repository project is as critical for its success as a proper performance from a strictly technical level. Communication should be taken care of at both internal and external level. At an internal level it’s critical to stimulate interest and will to take part in the project by repository users –the institution researchers– through an appropriate communication policy that disseminates project challenges and achievements. Read more...