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Local contents and the development of open access institutional repositories in Nigeria University libraries Challenges, strategies and scholarly implications

Local contents and the development of open access institutional repositories in Nigeria... Purpose – This study seeks to examine the management of local content materials for open access institutional repositories in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – A survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 85 librarians from seven government funded universities in South East Nigeria were used for the study. Findings – From the findings 15 local content materials were identified as relevant for publication in institutional repositories. Similarly a major method of acquiring these local contents is by encouraging staff to deposit their publications in the university libraries. It was also found out that providing a subject index to the local contents and their digitization were effective methods of organizing the materials for the institutional repository. The findings also showed that an increase in the visibility of the authors, promotion of university ranking and efficient dissemination of research findings were among the benefits of publishing in institutional repositories. The problems and strategies of publishing in institutional repositories were also identified through the findings. Practical implications – This study will serve as a useful guide for university administrators and librarians who are interested in developing their institutional repositories using local contents available to them. It will also be of great value to project managers who are engaged in the digitization of their local contents. Social implications – Research works generated in Nigeria and other developing countries are poorly disseminated and therefore lack global visibility. The publication of these research findings in institutional repositories of individual universities will not only improve the visibility and utilization of the research but will also increase the global ranking of the universities and researchers who have published the works in the repository. Originality/value – This paper is on the use of local content information resources in building institutional repositories in Nigerian university libraries. These studies will be useful for university libraries, particularly in developing countries, that intend to build their institutional repositories. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library Hi Tech Emerald Publishing

Local contents and the development of open access institutional repositories in Nigeria University libraries Challenges, strategies and scholarly implications

Ifeanyi J. Ezema
Library Hi Tech , Volume 31 (2): 18 – Jun 7, 2013
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Emerald Publishing
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0737-8831
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10.1108/07378831311329086
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Purpose – This study seeks to examine the management of local content materials for open access institutional repositories in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – A survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 85 librarians from seven government funded universities in South East Nigeria were used for the study. Findings – From the findings 15 local content materials were identified as relevant for publication in institutional repositories. Similarly a major method of acquiring these local contents is by encouraging staff to deposit their publications in the university libraries. It was also found out that providing a subject index to the local contents and their digitization were effective methods of organizing the materials for the institutional repository. The findings also showed that an increase in the visibility of the authors, promotion of university ranking and efficient dissemination of research findings were among the benefits of publishing in institutional repositories. The problems and strategies of publishing in institutional repositories were also identified through the findings. Practical implications – This study will serve as a useful guide for university administrators and librarians who are interested in developing their institutional repositories using local contents available to them. It will also be of great value to project managers who are engaged in the digitization of their local contents. Social implications – Research works generated in Nigeria and other developing countries are poorly disseminated and therefore lack global visibility. The publication of these research findings in institutional repositories of individual universities will not only improve the visibility and utilization of the research but will also increase the global ranking of the universities and researchers who have published the works in the repository. Originality/value – This paper is on the use of local content information resources in building institutional repositories in Nigerian university libraries. These studies will be useful for university libraries, particularly in developing countries, that intend to build their institutional repositories.

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Library Hi Tech – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jun 7, 2013

Keywords: Local contents; Institutional repositories; Scholarly communication; Nigeria; University libraries; Open access; Nigeria; Collections management; University libraries

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