PurposeThe present study aims to investigate various issues concerning the management of institutional repositories (IRs) developed in India.Design/methodology/approachThe survey method was used. The data collection tool was a web questionnaire, which was created with the help of software provided by surveymonkey.com. The questionnaire was e‐mailed to the entire population i.e. all IRs identified in India.FindingsIt was observed that 79 per cent of the institutions had used the DSpace IR software package. The respondents considered end‐user interface to be the top‐ranking IR‐system feature. It was found that all IRs supported text (HTML, Postscript, PDF, Spreadsheet etc) file formats. Half of the respondents marked bitstream copying as a long‐term preservation strategy. Almost all institutional repositories were OAI‐PMH compliant.Research limitations/implicationsOnly Indian IRs were studied and the findings were compared with other studies.Originality/valueThis is the first detailed study focusing on the management aspects of IRs. The present study has identified the existence of 16 functional IRs, some of which were not registered in any of the directories such as ROAR or Open DOAR.
Abstract:Purpose: The present study investigates LIS teacher's familiarity with web 2.0 concepts, tools and services and applications related to LIS education. Methodology:The survey method was used. The data collection tool was a web questionnaire, which was created with the help of software provided by surveymonkey.com. Limitations:The state government funded universities of Maharashtra state of India were considered for the study.Originality: This is one first study focusing on the use of web 2.0 tools in teaching by the LIS teachers in India.
Purpose -The present study aims to investigate the experience, contribution and opinions of users of respective institutional repositories (IRs) developed in India. Design/methodology/approach -The survey method was used. The data collection tool was a web questionnaire, which was created with the help of software provided by surveymonkey.com Findings -It was observed that 85.94 percent of respondents (154) were aware of the IR facility/service and 14.05 percent (26) were not aware of IR. More than half of the respondents, i.e. 52.43 percent (97), learned about the IR service through links provided on institutions' websites. About 36.21 percent of the respondents had not contributed to any type of repository, while 25.94 percent of respondents had contributed to their IR. A higher percentage (16.76 percent) of respondents felt it was an "easy and fast way to communicate research results". The majority of the respondents, i.e. 113 (61.08 percent), were willing to deposit symposium/conference/seminar papers. The most important reason for contribution was found to be preservation of documents for the future. Peer review was very much acceptable as a quality control mechanism. More than half of the respondents (57.84 percent) wanted to provide open access without any barrier for their ideal repository. Research limitations/implications -Only users of the respective Indian institutional repositories are studied, and the findings are compared with other studies. Originality/value -This is the first detailed study focusing on the users and their experience of institutional repositories.
PurposeThis study aims to explore the various aspects of the development of institutional repositories (IRs), and especially the timeline involved beginning with planning, pilot testing, system implementation, exploratory activities conducted before implementation of the IR and its anticipated benefits.Design/methodology/approachA survey research method was used. The data collection tool applied for the study was an online questionnaire, which was created with the help of software provided by surveymonkey.com.FindingsIt has found that all institutions had done planning and pilot testing before implementation of an IR. “Attending institutional repository software implementation training and workshops” and “Demonstrating an operational institutional repository to my institution’s decision‐makers” were the most exercised exploratory activities. All respondents agreed on the benefit that an IR provides “Better service to contributors and institution’s learning community”. “Contributor’s lack of knowledge” was the most important inhibitor that impedes the web administrator’s ability to set up a successful institutional repository.Research limitations/implicationsOnly Indian institutional repositories were studied.Originality/valueThis is one of the preliminary studies focusing the development of IRs in India. Paper type Research paper
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