Policies, Forms and Guidelines
Organization and membership
IRis is organized into communities. A community can be a department, a research center, or any other unit of Northeastern University. If your community is large, you may divide it into subcommunities.
Communities and subcommunities establish collections into which files are organized. Library staff are available to advise you on how to set up suitable collections to meet your needs.
Submitting your files to IRis
Once you agree to the IRis terms of participation, the library will arrange for a login and password for you and any other members of your community to submit your files. Library staff are available to help you get started and provide training.
File Formats
Any file of any format or size can be put into IRis. However, IRis does not include software or file viewers for rendering the files, and some proprietary formats may difficult to view or use in the future. For that reason, we suggest you view a list of suggested formats for long term preservation.
Workflow
IRis has powerful workflow management features. You may give all or some members of your community permission to submit, edit file descriptions, and/or publish files. Library staff are available to advise you on workflow arrangements that will work best for your community.
Technology
IRis is powered by Symposia software from Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
