Challenges and Benefits of Institutional Repository Sustainability in Public Libraries in Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | ESSE, Ugwunwa | |
| dc.contributor.author | HALISO, Yacob | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-07T14:38:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-07T14:38:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-01 | |
| dc.description | Staff Pubs | en_US |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1562-4730 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | DOI 10.5195/biblios.2023.1102 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/1446 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Biblios | en_US |
| dc.subject | Librarians; | en_US |
| dc.subject | Libraries; | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nigeria; | en_US |
| dc.subject | Institutional Repository Sustainability; | en_US |
| dc.title | Challenges and Benefits of Institutional Repository Sustainability in Public Libraries in Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |