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Institutional Repositories in Africa: Issues and Challenges

Institutional Repositories in Africa: Issues and Challenges

Felicia O. Yusuf, Goodluck Ifijeh, Sola Owolabi
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522584377|ISBN10: 1522584374|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522584988|EISBN13: 9781522584384
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8437-7.ch008
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Yusuf, Felicia O., et al. "Institutional Repositories in Africa: Issues and Challenges." Research Data Access and Management in Modern Libraries, edited by Raj Kumar Bhardwaj and Paul Banks, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 155-173. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8437-7.ch008

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Yusuf, F. O., Ifijeh, G., & Owolabi, S. (2019). Institutional Repositories in Africa: Issues and Challenges. In R. Bhardwaj & P. Banks (Eds.), Research Data Access and Management in Modern Libraries (pp. 155-173). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8437-7.ch008

Chicago

Yusuf, Felicia O., Goodluck Ifijeh, and Sola Owolabi. "Institutional Repositories in Africa: Issues and Challenges." In Research Data Access and Management in Modern Libraries, edited by Raj Kumar Bhardwaj and Paul Banks, 155-173. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8437-7.ch008

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Abstract

The emergence of open access has opened a world of opportunities for academic and research institutions. One of such opportunities is the establishment of institutional repositories (IRs). This chapter examined the emergence and creation of IRs and trends in Africa. It noted that the development of IRs in most African countries is still at the infancy stage. The chapter highlighted the important role of libraries in the management of IRs. The Chapter also identified and discussed important issues and challenges of IRs in Africa. The identified challenges include lack of awareness, lack of required funding to establish and manage IRs, lack of Information and communication technology infrastructure, among others. It concluded that the establishment of IRs is a compulsory venture for institutions of higher learning in Africa.

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