Management of institutional repositories (IR) in higher education perspective

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the management of institutional repository (IR) in Nigerian universities. Design/methodology/approach The study took the form of a descriptive survey, gathering data from academics and repository mangers from 15 universities that have their IR captured on OpenDOAR. Findings The results showed that most academics submit their work for archiving in IR, and the types of materials submitted are mostly journal articles and conference proceedings. Contents are archived, using self-archiving and mediated submission. Some universities do not provide support and motivation towards the research works of their staff. Practical implications The implication of the study lies in the adoption and implementation of the framework presented in this work to ensure the growth and sustainability of IR. Originality/value The study is based on the findings presented a framework to guide repository managers to ensure effective management of IR.

Empirical validation of IR sustainability model: leveraging on a PLS-SEM approach

“…In a study of developing countries’ perspective, Kirsop et al (2007) explained relevance, access, free and capacity building as indicators for sustainable repositories, while Balaji Babu et al (2012) reveal that people, technology and policies are the main factors for the development of IRs. Other factors identified are funding, staff support, motivation, awareness creation and digital literacy (Ahammad, 2019) and use of open-source software such as Dspace, which are of significant standard (Ukwoma et al , 2019). More recently, Khan and Parveen (2020), through a well-structured literature review, identified professional competencies that are essential for librarians working in special libraries.…”

“…There have been several attempts in developing a theoretical framework for sustainable IRs (Rieger, 2012; Chowdhury, 2014; Eschenfelder et al , 2019; Ukwoma et al , 2019); however, there is no effort toward validating these frameworks toward a working model for measurement of sustainability. This study derives an IR sustainability model from the literature for long-term maintenance of the repository practice from social, technical, technological, governance, policy, cultural and industrial perspectives.…”

Driving forces behind the management of Institutional Repositories: Qualitative evidences

“…They conclude that the problem in the management of IRs in Nigeria rests on the lack of guiding policies. More recently, Ukwoma, Osadebe and Dim (2019) investigated the management of IRs in 15 Nigerian universities that have IRs registered with the Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR). They used a descriptive survey to investigate the content of these IRsusing.…”

“…It is observed that the more faculty members are promoted by the practice, the more they are encouraged to contribute. Scholars similarly observed that most African scholars are invisible online (Ukwoma, Osadebe and Dim 2019). They were also not recognised because their works were not made available.…”

“…Imo and Igbo (2015) assert that scholars show concern about the ability of IRs for effective dissemination of knowledge due to some shortcomings in the management of repositories and digitization projects in the African continent. To date much of the research has focused on either the content management (Ofoegbu, Asogwa and Ogbonna 2021;Ukwoma, Osadebe and Dim 2019), or management of open source platforms for the IRs (Adam and Kaur 2021;Ifijeh et al 2020). However, there is little grounded investigation into what influences or drives aspect of IRs management that can assist librarians to manage the IRs in a sustainable manner.…”