Current Trends in Institutional Repositories for Institutions Offering Master's and Baccalaureate Degrees

Xia, Jingfeng; Opperman, David B.

doi:10.1080/00987913.2010.10765272

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“…In Kuchma and Rosenblum's (2010) study, 57% of the participating institutions preferred DSpace software, while 19% used other software packages which included Greenstone. OpenDOAR statistics as of 09 August 2018 showed that 43.9% of the repositories are hosted on DSpace software, thus confirming Masrek and Hakimjavadi's (2012) and Xia and Opperman's (2010) assertion that most universities prefer the DSpace platform because of its flexibility for customisation. In addition, the software was designed to operate in an institutional setting, allows selfarchiving by faculty members and uses communities (departments, schools, faculties and so forth) to build digital collections.…”

Section: Software Choicementioning

confidence: 60%

“…Another factor crucial to IR success is the capability of the software platform on which the repository is hosted. Because of costs associated with purchase, maintenance and rigidity of proprietary software, most institutions have adopted open-source IR software (Xia & Opperman 2010). Besides being open, flexible and adaptable, open-source software is associated with speedy reaction to problem-solving (Reddy & Kumar 2013).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Digital Commons application in Bepress is another software platform ideal for hosting journals as part of the IR content, 'presumably for its journal publishing strengths' (Xia & Opperman 2010:12). Small institutions unable to maintain their repositories have found Bepress of good service to them because technical assistance is directly provided by the service provider because it is a commercial IR software and not an open-source IR software (Bankier & Perciali 2008;Xia & Opperman 2010). Librarians face a daunting task in selecting appropriate software platforms.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the UTAUT construct 'social influence' significantly influenced behavioural intention to adopt the DSpace software. However, the small universities could have pooled their resources to build a shared IR as a consortium (Xia & Opperman 2010). The universities that continued to use Greenstone could have been attracted by the fact that the software is highly suitable for preserving 'digitised collections like dissertations/theses, manuscripts, rare materials, past examination papers, and other in-house documents' (Ravikumar & Ramanan 2014:80).…”

Section: Software Choicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Usage of institutional repositories in Zimbabwe’s public universities

Tapfuma

Hoskins

2019

SA Journal of Information Management

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Background:The concept of institutional repositories (IRs) has gained traction across the globe; Zimbabwe's public universities have established IRs to capture, store, archive and widely disseminate their institutional intellectual capital. However, research output from the repositories remains obscure, hence the motivation to explore the use of IRs in the universities to ascertain if they are getting a return on their investment in IR technologies. Objectives:The objectives of this study were to establish the range of items contained in the repositories; establish the growth of the repositories and determine the software platforms being used.Method: A mixed methods approach was used, with methodological triangulation. Study participants included eight public universities, library directors, assistant or IR librarians; complete enumeration was done. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews and bibliometric analysis of IRs, policy documents, Directory of Open Access Repositories and Registry of Open Access Repositories. Qualitative data were analysed thematically; Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was adopted to analyse quantitative data and generate tables. Results:The IRs largely contain peer-reviewed content, while the DSpace software is popularly used. Most of the repositories are searchable on the Internet. The biggest repository has acquired 2520 items in 10 years, while the smallest one has 46 items in 7 years. The population of the IRs is slow because of various challenges. Conclusion:The repositories have not been successful because populating them is a challenge. This could partly be because of libraries being too selective about content going into the IRs. Adopting the DSpace software by the universities points to long-term preservation plans for their intellectual output stored in the repositories for posterity.

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Section: Software Choicementioning

confidence: 60%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Software Choicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Usage of institutional repositories in Zimbabwe’s public universities

Tapfuma

Hoskins

2019

SA Journal of Information Management

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“…Along with the potential for scientometrics and TDM, there are other reasons for open access to Master's theses, such as enhancing accessibility, increasing the impact in scientific journals and conferences (Gillet et al, 2013), preventing plagiarism, strengthening visibility for Master's institutions (Xia and Opperman, 2010), contributing to the curriculum quality and fostering the potential use of outcomes especially from less known programs and disciplines (Martens, 2011).…”

Section: Master's Theses -An Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Master’s theses and open scholarship: a case study

Schöpfel

Vanacker

Kergosien

et al. 2018

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Purpose-This paper aims to show how Master's theses can contribute to open scholarship and give reasons why this should be done. Design/methodology/approach-The paper provides an overview of published studies and, based on the experience at the University of Lille (France), describes some essential aspects for the processing and valorization of these documents in the academic cloud, as a contribution of open scholarship. Findings-Because of their number and diversity, collections of Masters' theses in open repositories could be an excellent showcase for the universities' Master programs and research. They could also offer interesting and large samples for content analysis, citation analysis and text and data mining (TDM). However, some issues need attention, above all intellectual property, quality and preservation. Quality is crucial, and the paper describes how the Lille project proceeds to assure sufficient quality and right clearance, and why the project shifted from students' selfarchiving to a digital library collection in the academic cloud, run by faculty and information professionals. The paper presents also some usage statistics to illustrate the potential, global impact of such a collection. Practical implications-The paper provides helpful and empirical evidence and insight for those who want to develop the dissemination of Master's theses via open repositories. Originality/value-In the context of open scholarship, only few studies deal with Master's theses, and this paper is the only recent reference that brings together a review of other papers and a case study with empirical evidence.

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