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Challenges for Establishment of Institutional Repositories: The Case of Zimbabwe's University Libraries

Challenges for Establishment of Institutional Repositories: The Case of Zimbabwe's University Libraries

Mass Masona Tapfuma, Ruth G. Hoskins
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781799850182|ISBN10: 1799850188|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799854050|EISBN13: 9781799850199
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5018-2.ch008
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Tapfuma, Mass Masona, and Ruth G. Hoskins. "Challenges for Establishment of Institutional Repositories: The Case of Zimbabwe's University Libraries." Open Access Implications for Sustainable Social, Political, and Economic Development, edited by Priti Jain, et al., IGI Global, 2021, pp. 139-159. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5018-2.ch008

APA

Tapfuma, M. M. & Hoskins, R. G. (2021). Challenges for Establishment of Institutional Repositories: The Case of Zimbabwe's University Libraries. In P. Jain, N. Mnjama, & O. Oladokun (Eds.), Open Access Implications for Sustainable Social, Political, and Economic Development (pp. 139-159). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5018-2.ch008

Chicago

Tapfuma, Mass Masona, and Ruth G. Hoskins. "Challenges for Establishment of Institutional Repositories: The Case of Zimbabwe's University Libraries." In Open Access Implications for Sustainable Social, Political, and Economic Development, edited by Priti Jain, Nathan Mnjama, and O. Oladokun, 139-159. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5018-2.ch008

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Abstract

Concern has been raised over low research output from universities in Southern Africa and its poor visibility on the global sphere. However, public universities in Zimbabwe adopted open access (OA) institutional repositories (IR) to increase publication output, access, visibility, and reach to a wide audience. This chapter reports on a study that explored the challenges faced by academics and librarians in Zimbabwe's public universities in contributing to and managing the IRs. A mixed methods approach was adopted with eight participating universities where directors of research, library directors, faculty/IR librarians, and academics were purposely selected. The study identified several impediments to the success of the IRs and these include academics' fears and misconceptions regarding OA and IRs, libraries experienced difficulties convincing university managers about OA exacerbated by an absence of enabling conditions to promote IR development. The chapter recommends that OA education needs to be intensified OA/IR and the universities' policies should recognise publication in OA platforms and enforce deposit mandates.

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