Institutional Repositories · 85
Total Have Planning
100 7 5 2
100–999 10 8 2
1,000–9,999 17 16 1
10,000 5 5 —
31. How much disk storage is required to house existing materials? N=28
Total Have Planning
1 GB 5 5 —
1–9 GB 9 7 2
10–99 GB 7 6 1
100–999 GB 4 3 1
≥1 TB 3 3 —
32. What is the typical number of end-users at peak times? N=38
Most respondents were unable to answer this question. Of those who track usage, responses for number of
end-users ranged from 1 to 1100 at peak times to 500 per day to 55,000 per week. Those who track the
number of downloads reported from 60 to 300 per day.
33. Are parts of your IR restricted to specific user groups (e.g., documents produced by a
department are only deposited and accessed by department members)? N=50
Total
N=50
Have
N=36
Planning
N=14
Yes 21 42% 16 44% 5 36%
No 29 58% 20 56% 9 64%
If yes, please describe the restrictions.
Selected Comments from Respondents
“Dissertations are currently available only through dissertation distributor’s subscription.”