Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference

The Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference (SMIRC) is an opportunity for Institutional Repository (IR) managers to come together and learn about new ideas and strategies that their colleagues are using at their institution to meet the needs of their faculty, staff, and students. It is also a chance for institutions that do not currently have an IR to discover the benefits that an IR can offer in terms of promoting the scholarship and research of their university.

SMIRC consists of speakers, panel discussions, and workshops that will address topics ranging from the basics of IRs to new ideas for longtime IR managers. The presentations will also include speakers who use a variety of different IR platforms, thus allowing attendees to compare the different options that are available to them.

Registration is now open for SMIRC 2026! As always, the conference remains FREE for all attendees and includes a light breakfast and lunch for in-person attendees on April 24.

We are also bringing back the pre-conference for 2026! This year, we are opening the pre-conference to virtual attendees. There is a registration fee for virtual pre-conference attendees: $25 per individual workshop or $60 for all three workshops. The registration fee will be waived for all in-person pre-conference attendees. Details for the pre-conference sessions are available on the Presentation Abstracts page.