scholarly journals PERCEPTION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS ON THE USE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, TAMALE, GHANA

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-447
Author(s):  
A. K. Ibrahim ◽  
H. Mohammed ◽  
S. Bawa
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Development Studies ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Do It Yourself ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This study examined the perception of graduate students in the use of the institutional repositories particularly in relation to the institutional repository of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana. The study examined the level of students’ awareness, attitude towards the IR, level of use and level of satisfaction, and the challenges facing them in their utilisation of the UDS IR. The study adopted the descriptive survey approach and was conducted on the four campuses of the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Wa, Navrongo, Nyankpala and Tamale in May, 2019. A total of 104 copies of a questionnaire were distributed to graduate students based on random sampling and 88 copies of the questionnaire were completed and returned. Only 85 copies were found usable and thus were used for the analysis. The study revealed that 67% of the respondents were aware of the IR. However, utilization was only occasional among them. The study also revealed that majority (75%) of graduate students use the IR to access theses and dissertations. The lack of awareness creation about the IR and the inadequate ICT connection and infrastructure were the challenges that hinder effective use of the IR. The study suggests that library orientation should be organised to educate graduate students on the benefits of using the IR for their studies especially in doing research. The study also recommended improvement in ICT infrastructure to ease access to the IR. Do-It-Yourself (DIY) short videos could be put on the IR interface and the Library website to guide students on how to use the IR. Keywords: Institutional Repository, Perception, Graduate students, Utilization, University for Development Studies, Ghana

scholarly journals YAIR (Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository): How rethinking an open-source institutional repository is changing the visibility of faculty, students, and administration

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Stephanie L. Gross
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Cost Effective Alternative ◽  
Strategic Imperative ◽  
The University

The director of libraries conceived of Yeshiva University’s institutional repository (IR) in 2018 in part as a cost-effective alternative to Digital Measures, a scholarly productivity tracking program used to determine faculty eligibility for tenure. It was mandated in Yeshiva University’s first Strategic Plan 2016-2010, under Strategic Imperative 2: Advance Faculty Development and Excellence in Teaching and Research. The IR would be a secure, prestigious, university-sanctioned platform for showcasing, documenting, and sharing intellectual output across the globe. It was important that most of the work would be open access, with accompanying Creative Commons Non-Commercial No-Derivatives licenses. In addition to faculty, undergraduate and graduate students would be given a platform to self-archive their intellectual output. Both faculty and students would have the option to opt-out from making their work public, or at least limiting the visibility to the university public only.

Development of the Online Repository of Theses and Dissertations of the University of Cebu – Graduate School Library (ucGSLIB)

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
AAHRON M. DINAUANAO
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
School Library ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The University ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Library provides both printed and unprinted materials that contain informationbasic in today’sknowledge-basedsociety.The roleof the libraryis not lim-ited to the promotion of readership but also includes the promotion of interests of readers who are ready to embrace technological advancements brought aboutby the emerging technologies of the 21st century. These digital technologies havechanged the way the library materials are accessed, maintained, and preserved ina repository.  At the University of Cebu (UC), materials such as theses and dissertationsdone bythe graduate students arenot availableonline. Mostof the librarypatronshavedifficulty in locating these resources.The goal of this study was todevelopan online repositoryof theses and dissertationsof the UCGS . A combinationof descriptiveand quasi-experimental designs was used. Dataobtainedthroughquestionnaires,interviews,and content analysis wereused in systemconstruction.The researcherdesigned and developedthe online repositorythatadheresto the standardsfor database management, searchquery,user applicationinterface,and data integrity as tested byIT expertsand end-users. The researcherrecommendsthe deployment,promotionand maintenance of the ucGSlib.Keywords: ICT, electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD), institutional repository (IR),library, Graduate School, ucGSlib, descriptive design, Cebu City, Philippines

Building an institutional repository: the case of University of Ilorin, Library, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
George Osas Eromosele
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Way

Purpose An institutional repository has become a new way of making the intellectual outputs of academic and research institutions electronically accessible in the online public domain. The outcome has led to users gaining remote access to varieties of digitized information that is hitherto locally resident before digitization in hardcopy form in the various information centre and libraries without users’ restrictions. This initiative has helped to enhance the open access inventiveness. Nigeria libraries are therefore taking up the challenge of computerizing their libraries and some have taken some steps to source the requisite funds to digitize and archive their library resources for easier Web-based access. Consequent upon this development, the University of Ilorin, embarked on digitization of its local contents such as Convocation Ceremonies; Government Publications; and Staff Publications and Theses and Dissertations, and making these local resources available online. This paper attempts to give a detailed account, step-by-step procedures and the various challenges faced in the process of building its online institutional repository and the way forward. The report in this paper gives insight into academic libraries intention to digitize their library resources, on the best way to go about it and also to avoid unnecessary hurdles. Design/methodology/approach To provide a thorough breakdown of the building of institutional repositories in the University of Ilorin, Library, webliography sources were consulted. Findings Some areas in service provisions need to improve upon, and these areas are search engine optimization by subscribing to handle.net, integration of Google analytics to check performance, sitemap features and highly secured (SSL and public key encryption. Originality/value This paper attempts to give a detailed account, step-by-step procedures and the various challenges faced in the process of building its online institutional repository and the way forward. The report in this paper gives insight into academic libraries intention to digitize their library resources, on the best way to go about it and also to avoid unnecessary hurdles.

DIGITISING UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN GHANA: HOW TECHNOLOGY IS FACILITATING ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT AND SERVICES

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Perpetua Dadzie ◽  
Thomas Van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
The University

The study investigated the extent to which technological advances are affecting the development of digital libraries in universities in Ghana. Using the case study approach, interviews were conducted with university librarians and information technology (IT) officers of three public universities in Ghana. In all, six staff members (i.e., two representatives each from the three libraries at the University of Ghana (UG), the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and the University of Cape Coast (UCC)) were interviewed. Their views on the available information communications technology (ICT) infrastructure which would enable access to digital content and services, such as online databases, institutional repositories, online public access catalogues (OPACs) and World Wide Web (www) resources, were obtained. The findings revealed that all three universities have the basic ICT infrastructure to enable users to access digital content. However, there was restricted access to the OPAC; lack of visibility of the library website; and inadequate use of Web 2.0 tools in some of the libraries. Therefore, the study recommends the hiring of more multi-skilled librarians who would provide the necessary support for digital resources and services.

scholarly journals Smartphones as a New Paradigm in Higher Education Overcoming Obstacles

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansour A Alwraikat
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Degree Level ◽  
Work First ◽  
Academic Year

<p><em>This article will investigate obstacles hindering graduate students use of smartphones in their learning at The University of Jordan. The study employed a descriptive survey research method using a self-administered 21-item questionnaire. Out of the entire population of 1,100 graduate students from the School of Educational Sciences, a randomly purposeful sample of 227 was selected. Individuals within the sample owned smartphones. </em><em>A total of 108 students responded to the questionnaire. This was 45% of the original study sample during the first semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. </em><em>The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were both secured. The study’s findings showed that the overall degree level of obstacles reported by graduate students was high. </em><em>In addition, there were no statistically significant differences in student estimates of obstacles due to their gender, age, place of work, first degree (BA), or computer skills. The researcher offered  suggestions for overcoming these obstacles in light of the student estimates.</em></p>

scholarly journals Undergraduates’ awareness, use and satisfaction with online public access catalogue (OPAC) of Benue State University Library, Makurdi, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 58-68
Author(s):  
Comfort Member Tyopev ◽  
MurpyTersoo Igbudu ◽  
Akuhwa Ver
Keyword(s):  
Information Resources ◽  
Public Access ◽  
State University ◽  
Library Management ◽  
University Library ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Orientation Training ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The purpose of this paper was to determine the extent towhich undergraduates atBenue State University are aware of the OPAC, the extent of usage, the level of satisfaction derived from the usage and challengesencountered in the use of OPAC in the universitylibrary. The study was guided by four specific objectives and four research questions. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The populationconsisted of 9,864 undergraduate who registered with the library during 2017/2018 academic session. The sample sizewas 384 undergraduate students.Data was collected through a self-structured questionnaire.The data collected were analysed using frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation. Thefindings revealedthat most of therespondents-232 (60.4%)-were not aware of OPAC services,only 152 (39.6%) respondents indicated theirawarenessof OPAC in retrievingneededlibrary materials. The study also showedthat the extent of OPAC use by undergraduateswas to a low extent and the students were dissatisfied with OPAC services; thattheundergraduates encountered several challenges which led to the low usage and dissatisfaction with the OPAC ofthe Benue State University Library. The study concludedthatthe creation of the OPACwas to facilitate retrieving information resources that had been acquired and organisedby the university library. However, poor awareness, improper orientation/training of studentsamong others have posedgreat challenge for its effective usage.The study therefore recommended that all the identified challenges be tackled by the university library management in order to enhance OPAC usage by thestudents.

Geographical scientific publications in ORBi, the ULiège institutional repository: analysis of the socio-economic influencing factors of downloads

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Stirbu
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
The University ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

&lt;p&gt;Institutional repositories usage statistics, especially the number of views of references or downloads of documents and various associated data, constitute a wealth of information nowadays.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our study aims to analyze different aspects of the downloads of scientific publications (journal articles and communications) in geography from ORBi, the institutional repository of the University of Li&amp;#232;ge, Belgium. We also verify in which proportion these downloads are influenced by some socio-economic factors of the &amp;#8220;dowloading&amp;#8221; countries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We choose to work on a sample of 453 publications uploaded by the geographers from the ULi&amp;#232;ge(Belgium) Department of Geography in the institutional repository between 2000 et 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In order to achieve our main objectives, we have first identified the language of the references and the number of downloads by country. We then performed statistical analysis, multivariate regression, to verify if socio-economic factors like, the size of the population, PIB, the internet access, etc., could influence the number of downloads depending on the language of the documents or the localization of the countries on different continents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The results indicate that the language of the documents influences the number of downloads effectuated and their worldwide distribution.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On average 76% of the references downloads are explained by the characteristics of the countries that have effectuated these downloads, mainly the language, scientific production and population size of the countries.&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals Institutional Repositories for Public Engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-129
Author(s):  
Erik A. Moore ◽  
Valerie M. Collins ◽  
Lisa R. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Public Engagement ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
The University ◽  
Long Term Preservation

Most higher-education institutions strive to be publicly engaged and community centered. These institutions leverage faculty, researchers, librarians, community liaisons, and communication specialists to meet this mission, but they have largely underutilized the potential of institutional repositories. Academic institutions can use institutional repositories to provide open access and long-term preservation to institutional gray literature, research data, university publications, and campus research products that have tangible, real-world applications for the communities they serve. Using examples from the University of Minnesota, this article demonstrates how making this content discoverable, openly accessible, and preserved for the future through an institutional repository not only increases the value of this publicly-engaged work but also creates a lasting record of a university’s public engagement efforts and contributes to the mission of the institution.  

scholarly journals "The IR is a Nice Thing But...": Attitudes and Perceptions of the Institutional Repository

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Nicole Doro
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
Data Ownership ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Barriers To Use ◽  
The University

What attitudes and perceptions do faculty members, graduate students, and other stakeholders have regarding the institutional repository (IR)? I conducted a study at the University of Western Ontario through a survey of 316 participants from various faculties and in roles ranging from graduate students to tenured faculty members, followed by interviews with 10 faculty members and 3 librarians to discuss aggregate results from the survey. Results suggest a course of action for librarians who work with IRs, based on participants’ perceptions of barriers to use (branding, data ownership, resistance to open access (OA), alternative avenues for self-archiving) and elements of the IR participants enjoy and find motivating for use (continued access for graduates, dissertations and theses, pre-print literature reviews, satisfying OA mandates). Suggested next steps to promote IR uptake cover a number of different areas: mediated deposit; clarify benefits for faculty members; communication between library and users; opt-in features; tenure and promotion; enforcing OA mandates; and collaboration.

Management of institutional repositories (IR) in higher education perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (8/9) ◽  
pp. 543-557
Author(s):  
Scholastica Chizoma Ukwoma ◽  
Ngozi E. Osadebe ◽  
Chibuzor Livina Dim
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Gathering Data ◽  
Practical Implications

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.

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