article format, such as theses, datasets, presentations, archive documents and images. Others, such as Mercer, Rosenblum and Emmett (2007) contend that the number of items being added to IRs is far less important that their role as “disseminating engines,” while others point out that IRs allow information to be shared with external as well as internal users of the organisation (Primary Research Group, 2007; Whitehead, 2005), gaining recognition for the institution’s research outputs.