Collecting recommended readings for folks new to understanding and critiquing IRs:

1. Innkeeper at the Roach Motel (by Dorothea Salo, recommended by @maeverawr)

2. Are institutional repositories a dead end? (by Aaron Tay)

3. How to Scuttle a Scholarly Communication Initiative (by Dorothea Salo, recommended by @steelwagstaff)