Digital repositories

An institutional repository refers to the online archive or library for collecting, preserving and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of the institution, particularly in the field of research.

For any academic institution like a university, it also includes digital content such as academic journal articles. It covers both pre-prints and post-prints, articles undergoing peer review, as well as digital versions of theses and dissertations. It even includes some other digital assets generated in an institution such as administrative documents, course notes or learning objectives. Depositing material in an institutional repository is sometimes mandated by some institutions.