IRBU: Brandon University’s
Institutional Repository

Stacey Lee, Cataloguing and Metadata Librarian
Christy Henry, University Archivist
January 2019

Objectives/Overview
IRBU:
What is it?
What does it do?

What kinds of materials can be added to IRBU
How to submit materials for inclusion in IRBU
Live demonstration of IRBU
Questions

What is IRBU?
IRBU is Brandon University’s Institutional Repository
Its mandate is to:
store
preserve
make visible
make openly available

the digital assets of Brandon University

What are digital assets?
A digital asset, in essence, is anything that exists in a
binary format and comes with the right to use.
Types of digital assets include, but are not limited to:
photographs
logos
illustrations
audiovisual media
presentations

spreadsheets
word documents
a multitude of other digital
formats and their respective
metadata

Digital assets in IRBU
IRBU is designed to collect and provide access to the
digital outputs of Brandon University:
scholarly
educational
institutional

It also collects and provides access to:
selected archival collections
selected BUSU publications

What kinds of materials can be
submitted to IRBU?
Examples of scholarly and educational materials:
articles

theses

conference papers

performances

reports

exhibits

Examples of institutional materials:
press releases

plans

newsletters

calendars

reports

BU Art Collection

Things to consider before
submitting materials to IRBU
File types and file size:
supportable format (i.e. open source)
suggested 1 GB maximum
IRBU does not store data

Copyright:
The work is the original creation of the contributor(s)
The contributor must either own the copyright in the work or
have explicit, written permission from the copyright holder

Who can submit materials to IRBU?
Members of the Brandon University community:
Current and former BU faculty, researchers and employees
BU faculties, departments and schools
BU research institutes
Undergraduate and Graduate students with faculty
sponsorship
Archival collections are submitted by the University Archivist

Live Demonstration

Welcome to IRBU
Landing page:
Search box
Browse IRBU
Contact
About
FAQ
Submission

Browse Feature

Faculty/Instructor Research &
Scholarship
Profiles
Publications
Linking
capabilities
between
profiles and
citations/theses

Institutional Documents
Contains discrete
documents
produced by BU as
a part of its regular
functions and
strategic planning
activities. Can
include:
Campus master
plans
Reports
Financial
statements
Strategic plans

IRBU Policies and Procedures

SJ McKee Archives
Contains selected
collections from
the Archives
photos
audio files
video files
textual records

Student Scholarship
Selected student
scholarship
theses
performances
exhibits
capstones

Must be pre-approved
by a faculty, supervisor
or similar

Student Union Publications
Documents created
by BUSU and its
predecessor, the
Brandon College
Students’
Association (BCSA)
The Sickle
Student
handbooks

University Peer-Reviewed Journals
Runs of selected peerreviewed journals
published at BU:
BU Journal of Graduate
Studies in Education
Canadian Journal of
Native Studies (coming
soon)

University Publications
Consists of
publications
released by BU to
communicate its
activities to
relevant
stakeholders
newsletters
magazines
press releases
calendars

Questions?

http://www.brandonu.ca/IRBU/

IRBU@brandonu.ca