Polowanie na zasób – czyli strategia pozyskiwania dokumentów do repozytorium AMUR (Adam Mickiewicz University Repository)

[A hunt for resources, or on the strategy for acquiring documents for AMUR repository] This article presents a model of factors determining and affecting effective submission policy for the institutional repository, as well as strategies envisaged by the institutional repository to encourage the archiving of scholarly publications. Mandatory archiving policies of research papers for faculty are discussed as the fundamental determinant of a well-balanced and sustainable development of a repository. The current mechanisms implemented by AMUR repository to ensure accurate and timely submission of scholarly publications and the strategy of the benefits to authors of having their works included in the AMUR institutional repository are presented. The article highlights the significance of promotion and popularization of the idea of a repository at the research community level and presents methods for reaching the community through presentations at faculty and institute board meetings performed on a regular basis as instrumental in promoting the idea of the repository. Motivating elements that may enhance the accumulation of resources are discussed and explained. Additionally, the article provides the results of a pilot survey conducted at Adam Mickiewicz University focused on psychological and structural barriers in knowledge-sharing behavior and self-archiving practices