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Title: | Challenges and Benefits of Institutional Repository Sustainability in Public Libraries in Nigeria |
Authors: | ESSE, Ugwunwa HALISO, Yacob |
Keywords: | Librarians; Libraries; Nigeria; Institutional Repository Sustainability; |
Issue Date: | Jan-2024 |
Publisher: | Biblios |
Abstract: | Objective. The study investigated the challenges of Institutional Repository Sustainability in public university libraries in Nigeria. Method. A questionnaire was administered to 230 librarians from public university libraries in Nigeria. The sample of repository institutional was purposive, all registered on Open-DOAR, whether functional or non-functional. Results. The main sustainability challenges with Nigerian institutional repository were: funding, content populating, poor synergy between IT and library staff as well as lack of qualified staff, lack of sustainable Internet connectivity, electricity supply, among others. Most librarians have a doctorate and little experience in Institutional Repository Sustainability. The study also proposed recommendations for IRs.Conclusions. There is a need for a paradigm shift in the process of managing the sustainability of institutional repositories. Libraries cannot be bystanders in the economy and production of knowledge. |
Description: | Staff Pubs |
URI: | DOI 10.5195/biblios.2023.1102 http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/1446 |
ISSN: | 1562-4730 |
Appears in Collections: | Research Articles |
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