Institutional Repository Registration Sites

An Institutional Repository is an online locus for collecting, preserving, and disseminating, in digital form, the intellectual output of an institution.

We recommend registering your repository. There are several places where you can do this listed below. Also see our list of institutional repositories for more information.


Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)
The aim of ROAR is to promote the development of open access by providing timely information about the growth and status of repositories throughout the world. Open access to research maximises research access and thereby also research impact, making research more productive and eff

Also part of ROAR is ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Material Archiving Policies). The site currently lists/details 224 policies 

Open Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR)
OpenDOAR is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories. Each OpenDOAR repository has been visited by project staff to check the information that is recorded here. This in-depth approach does not rely on automated analysis and gives a quality-controlled list of repositories. Currently 1704 repositories registered.

Who's Using DSpace
'Who's Using DSpace' is the most popular page on the DSpace website. The goal is to keep a comprehensive list of repository information to help facilitate connections between users and to foster collaborations in the future.