What is the La Trobe University Institutional Research Repository?
A repository in the sense used here stores, describes and distributes digital objects which could be traditional publications such as journal articles but could also be images, data or anything that can be stored digitally.
The La Trobe University Research Repository is a digital repository designed to:
- Increase the visibility of La Trobe University's publications through open access records that can be harvested by major search engines such as Google
- Increase the impact and citation rates of the University's research publications by increasing their visibility
- Facilitate collaboration between researchers by enabling them to easily share data and publications
- Preserve the University's research outputs for the future.