Storytelling and Institutional
Repositories
Jennifer Campbell-Meier
University of Hawaii
November 17, 2009
In the beginning…
Comparative case study analysis of IR
development at six institutional
repositories in the US and Canada.
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I don’t know what to say…
Many participants stated that they did not
know how to respond when faculty
members ask why they should submit
materials to the IR.
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Springboard Stories
Visualization tool
Contextualizes change
Promotes understanding
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Examples of Stories Associated with IR
Development
Description of
the story (ies)
The Internet and
scholarly
publishing.
IR as a tool for
scholarly
communication
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Trigger
Connectionrelationship
Scholarly
publishing
Share stories with
faculty about open
access, the ability
to develop an
online journal, the
ability to share
data, or making
grey literature
available.
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Examples of Stories Associated with IR
Development
Description of Trigger
the story (ies)
IR benefits for Tenure
faculty
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Connectionrelationship
Share stories
with new faculty
and/or graduate
students about
IR benefits to
encourage use.
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Examples of Stories Associated with IR
Development
Description of Trigger
the story (ies)
Connectionrelationship
Faculty/library
collaborations
Share stories
about the IR as a
home for grant
projects, a
platform for
research, and an
opportunity to
collaborate on a
project with library
faculty.
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Grants
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Examples of Stories Associated with IR
Development
Description of Trigger
the story (ies)
Connectionrelationship
Showcasing
what a college
or university
does
Share stories
with
administrators
about the IR as
a showcase for
the scholarly
output of the
institution.
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Legislature
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References
 Czarniawska-Joerges, B. (1998). A narrative
approach to organization studies. Thousand
Oaks ; London: SAGE.
 Denning, S. (2001). The springboard : How
storytelling ignites action in knowledge-era
organizations. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann.
 Gargiulo, T. L. (2006). Stories at work : Using
stories to improve communication and build
relationships. Westport, Conn: Praeger
Publishers.
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Questions?
Jennifer Campbell-Meier
jlcampbe@hawaii.edu
campbell.meier@gmail.com
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