North East Independent School District

Using institutional repository software that is commonly used by universities but not widely implemented in public schools, the North East Independent School District and its school libraries will create an online repository where student-created book reviews, reports, and promotional videos can be accessed online across all school libraries through the District's catalog system. The repository will also provide a location for the district to collect and preserve its own materials, such as school yearbooks and staff work. Content in the repository, such as a student book review, report, or trailer (in video or audio format) will appear as a link in the related book's online catalog record. This innovation will allow 66,000 students and other users of the district’s school-based public library branches to benefit from work by fellow students and staff.