Challenges and Benefits of Institutional Repository Sustainability in Public Libraries in Nigeria

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https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2023.1102

Keywords:

Librarians, Libraries, Nigeria, Institutional Repository Sustainability, Public Universities

Abstract

Objective. The study investigated the challenges of Institutional Repository Sustainability in public university libraries in Nigeria.

Method. A questionnaire was administered to 230 librarians from public university libraries in Nigeria. The sample of repository institutional was purposive, all registered on Open-DOAR, whether functional or non-functional.

Results. The main sustainability challenges with Nigerian institutional repository were: funding, content populating, poor synergy between IT and library staff as well as lack of qualified staff, lack of sustainable Internet connectivity, electricity supply, among others. Most librarians have a doctorate and little experience in Institutional Repository Sustainability. The study also proposed recommendations for IRs.

Conclusions. There is a need for a paradigm shift in the process of managing the sustainability of institutional repositories. Libraries cannot be bystanders in the economy and production of knowledge.

Author Biographies

Ugwunwa Chinyere Esse, Elizade University

Principal Librarian at Elizade University and also doctoral student at the Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.

 

Yacob Haliso, Babcock University

Professor of Information Resources Management and a Deputy Vice Chancellor at Babcock University.

 

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Esse, U. C., & Haliso, Y. (2024). Challenges and Benefits of Institutional Repository Sustainability in Public Libraries in Nigeria. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (86), 58–71. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2023.1102

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