Montana State University

The Montana State University (MSU) Library, in collaboration with DuraSpace and MSU computer scientists, will work to improve the accuracy, comparability, and reporting capacity of institutional repository (IR) analytics. Reported activity data for IRs are often inaccurate and cannot be compared across repositories or time. The team's previous research demonstrates existing analytics either significantly over-count or drastically undercount IR activities such as file downloads. The team will develop a project work plan scoped around determining high-impact solutions for addressing IR deficiencies and improving a recently piloted tool's capacity to measure and assess the value and impact of IRs.