What is Institutional Repository

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An institutional repository is an online archive for collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution. Learn more in: Open Data Repositories in Knowledge Society

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This is an online repository that contains the scholarly works of an institution. Learn more in: Digitization of Library Resources and the Development of Institutional Repositories in Nigeria

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An institutionally defined database for collecting storing, preserving and disseminating research out of an institution. Learn more in: Challenges for Establishment of Institutional Repositories: The Case of Zimbabwe's University Libraries

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A digital library in which an institution deposits its academic research output. Learn more in: Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century: A Case of Midlands State University

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A digital archive of the intellectual product created by the faculty, research staff and students of an institution and made accessible to end users both within and outside the institution with few or no barriers to access. Learn more in: Institutional Repositories in Africa: Issues and Challenges

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A digital archive of intellectual products created by the faculty, research staff, and students of an institution and accessible to end-users both within and outside of the institution. Learn more in: Institutional Repository

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a repository affiliated with a specific institution. In addition to preprints and published works, most allow members of the institution's community to submit other forms of scholarship, such as presentations, working papers, reports, etc. (e.g., UNT's institutional repository: https://library.unt.edu/scholarly-works/ ). Learn more in: Combating Misinformation in the Open Access Era

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A repository affiliated with a specific institution. In addition to preprints and published works, most allow members of the institution's community to submit other forms of scholarship, such as presentations, working papers, reports, etc. (e.g., UNT's institutional repository: https://library.unt.edu/scholarly-works/ ). Learn more in: The Role of Open Access in Enhancing Equitable Curricula and Research Outputs: Global Context

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A set of services that a research institution offers to the members of its community for the management and dissemination of digital materials created by the institution and its community members. It is most essentially an organizational commitment to the stewardship of these digital materials, including long-term preservation where appropriate, as well as organization and access or distribution (Lynch, 2003). Learn more in: OpenDLib: A Digital Library Service System

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Online archive for collecting, preserving and disseminating an institution’s scholarship. Learn more in: Open Access Initiatives and Institutional Repositories: An Overview

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Is a digital archive for gathering, maintaining, and sharing digital copies of a research institution's intellectual work. Learn more in: Supporting Data Preservation Through Institutional Repositories of the Academic Libraries in South Africa: A Case Study of Three Academic Libraries

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An electronic library system of digital information resources showcasing the intellectual output of academic institutions with the ultimate goals of capturing electronic resources, showcasing their research output, impact, allow open access, and dissemination of knowledge information to the community. Learn more in: The Concoct of Digital Preservation in Open Access: A Case of the University of Botswana Research, Innovation, and Scholarship Archive

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A digital repository of institutional outputs made accessible on the web. Learn more in: Copyright Challenges in Digital Libraries in Kenya From the Lens of a Librarian

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An institutional repository refers to a collection of formally organized and controlled digital content created by an institution's academics, staff, and students. Learn more in: Beyond Library Beginnings: Understanding Digital Libraries

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Is an archive for collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of a university. Learn more in: Promoting Open Educational Resources Through Library Portals in South African Universities

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An online database designed to collect the intellectual output of a particular institution or university, including digital collections such as electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), pre-prints, or faculty scholarship, and presents associated metadata regarding these items. Learn more in: Open Science and Its Impact on Libraries, Publishers, and Authors

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Is a platform for collecting, storing, preserving, and archiving research and records produced within an institution. Learn more in: Adoption of Institutional Repositories Towards Realization of Digital Libraries: The Southern African Perspective