8. Sustainability and the future
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This level of support is an essential factor in ensuring the sustainability of the IR at
Loughborough. Throughout the first year, we have engaged with various stakeholders
to win support and to raise the profile of the service. We have met with
representatives from the Research Office to discuss the possibility of the electronic
submission of theses, a development we are keen to encourage. We have attended
Information Services Committee and a Programme Development and Quality Team
meeting to give presentations and we have made contacts with Professional
Development to discuss the inclusion of the IR on various courses. The repository
should now feature in the ‘How to get published’ course as well as the new staff
induction. Building on these relationships will be key to the future of the service.