• Opening up outputs of the institution to a worldwide audience.
• Maximizing the visibility and impact of the content stored in repositories.
• Showcasing the institution to interested constituencies – prospective staff, prospective students and other stakeholders;
• Collecting and curating digital output.
• Managing and measuring research and teaching activities.
• Providing a workspace for work-in-progress and for collaborative or large-scale projects;
• Enabling and encouraging interdisciplinary approaches to research.
• Facilitating the development and sharing of digital teaching-learning materials and aids.
• It supports student endeavors, provides access to theses and dissertations, and a location for the development of e-portfolios.
Role of e-repositories in e-learning
There are tremendous benefits of e-repositories in managing and sharing of e-learning resources. E-repository can be highly effective from an institution's viewpoint and management strategy. However, we should try to accommodate institutional repositories for achieving the e-learning goals. We should use repository software designed for academic publications, which makes it available for learning resources.