...Nadim Akhtar Khan; S.M. Shafi Purpose There is an inclination towards openness in research greatly supported by the accessibility of open access theses and dissertations (OATDs) from many universities and research institutions through institutional repositories or collaborative efforts like...

... preservation project. Identifying key challenges encountered and strategies used to overcome the challenges during the project. Digitization Digital preservation Electronic theses and dissertations Institutional repositories Pakistan Nowadays, digital technologies are successively...

... the importance of scholarly communication and dissemination practices and help them implement effective policies for promoting open-access publishing, institutional repositories and academic social networking sites. The research approach used in this study is a survey methodology. A survey allows...

...Godwin Oberhiri-Orumah; Ebikabowei Emmanuel Baro Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the development of institutional repositories (IR) in tertiary institution libraries in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a survey research method. Online questionnaire...

...Ester Ernest Mnzava; Mussa Ndambile Chirwa Purpose This study aims to investigate the use of Sokoine University of Agriculture Institutional Repository (SUAIR) among academic staff at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science (CVBMS). Specifically, the study looked at awareness...

...Ncamsile Nombulelo Dlamini; Maritha Snyman Purpose Access to appropriate scholarly information can play a positive role in the development of African countries. Institutional repositories (IRs) have the potential to enhance access and sharing of research-based information generated in Africa...

...Christos Skourlas; Anastasios Tsolakidis; Petros Belsis; Dimitris Vassis; Argyrw Kampouraki; Panos Kakoulidis; Georgios A. Giannakopoulos Purpose – Institutional repositories (IR) are usually used to archive and manage digital collections including research results, educational material, etc...

.... Interoperability Institutional repositories OAI-PMH Metadata sharing Selective harvesting Information integration Europeana Europeana semantic elements Biblio transformation engine The proliferation of repositories worldwide has created a favourable environment for the emergence of content...

.... Institutional repositories Open access Access to information Information democracy Learned society publishing Scholarly publishing Open access journals Self archiving Non-affiliated researchers Commercial publishers Seen from the point of view of the user of research documents, none...

...Fatih Oguz; Shimelis Assefa Purpose – The study aimed to investigate the perceptions of faculty members at a medium-sized university towards self-archiving and participation in institutional repositories (IRs). Design/methodology/approach – The research participants were from a medium-sized...

... Foundation signed the Berlin Declaration, too. They have not yet added the requirement to publish in open access mode into their rules for receivers of funding. Open access Czech Republic Institutional repositories Open access journals Open repositories Open access is a phenomenon...

... done through negotiations by eIFL and INASP with the publishers. Currently, the libraries are failing to contribute their portion towards e‐resources due to inadequate budgets. Libraries in Malawi have resorted to digitising local content and establishing locally available institutional repositories...

... repositories for knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on literature review and content analysis of Indian ETD repository websites. Institutional repositories and electronic thesis and dissertation projects in India were identified through a literature survey as well...

...Preedip Balaji Babu; Kadari Santosh Kumar; Nilesh A. Shewale; Abhinav K. Singh Purpose The objective of this paper is to find out the rationale for institutional repository (IR) categories, and the challenges in sustainable development of open scholarship to facilitate scholarly communication...

...Elinor Toland Digital libraries Digital technology Institutional repositories Library systems University libraries Virtual learning environment Edited by Jill   Beard and Matt   Holland . University Libraries and Digital Learning Environments . Surrey : Ashgate...

...Ifeanyi J. Ezema Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of open access institutional repositories (IR) in enhancing the global visibility and impact of Nigerian scholarly publication. Design/methodology/approach This is a literature‐based opinion paper which examines...

...Stuart Ferguson Jones , Richard , Andrew , Theo and MacColl , John . The Institutional Repository . Oxford : Chandos Publishing   2006 . 265 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐84334‐138‐7 paperback   £39.95 , ISBN: 978‐1‐84334‐183‐2 hardback   £57.00 © Emerald Group...

...R. John Robertson Richard   Jones , Theo   A   ndrew and John   MacColl . The Institutional Repository . Oxford : Chandos Publishing   2006 . 268 pp. , ISBN: 1‐84334‐138‐7 paperback   £39.95 , ISBN: 1‐84334‐183‐2 hardback   £57.00 The Institutional...