Sustenance of Institutional Repositories in Nigerian University Libraries: Issues, Prospects and Challenges:- Caroline Amarachi O
Abstract
Institutional
repository (IR) is an online locus for collecting, preserving, and
disseminating in digital form, the intellectual outputofan institution,
partially, a research institution. This concepthas become a reality in so many
Nigerian institutions as a result ofadvances in information and communication
Technologies (ICTs) with libraries as their base. The benefits ofinstitutional
repositories in any university system include: opening up research output of
the institution to a worldwide audience, showcasing the institution to
interested constituencies (prospective staff, prospective students and
otherstake holders), collecting and creating digital output, managing
andmeasuring research and teaching activities of an institution etc. These benefits
notwithstanding, institutional repositories in Nigerian universities' libraries
pose several challenges such as the need of thorough implementation of IR
policies, copyright issues, intellectualproperty right, inadequate ICT
facilities, insufficient finance, lack of skilled personnel, and no quality
control systems. This paper discuses prospects, challenges and other issues
associated with the sustenance of institutional repositoriesinNigerian
university libraries.
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CAROLINE, O (2025). Sustenance of Institutional Repositories in Nigerian University Libraries: Issues, Prospects and Challenges:- Caroline Amarachi O. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Jan 11, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/sustenance-of-institutional-repositories-in-nigerian-university-libraries-issues-prospects-and-challenges-caroline-amarachi-o-7-2
OKORO,, CAROLINE. "Sustenance of Institutional Repositories in Nigerian University Libraries: Issues, Prospects and Challenges:- Caroline Amarachi O" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Jan. 2025, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/sustenance-of-institutional-repositories-in-nigerian-university-libraries-issues-prospects-and-challenges-caroline-amarachi-o-7-2. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
OKORO,, CAROLINE. "Sustenance of Institutional Repositories in Nigerian University Libraries: Issues, Prospects and Challenges:- Caroline Amarachi O". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Jan. 2025. Web. 11 Jan. 2025. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/sustenance-of-institutional-repositories-in-nigerian-university-libraries-issues-prospects-and-challenges-caroline-amarachi-o-7-2 >.
OKORO,, CAROLINE. "Sustenance of Institutional Repositories in Nigerian University Libraries: Issues, Prospects and Challenges:- Caroline Amarachi O" Mouau.afribary.org (2025). Accessed 11 Jan. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/sustenance-of-institutional-repositories-in-nigerian-university-libraries-issues-prospects-and-challenges-caroline-amarachi-o-7-2