Enhancing Academic Visibility of Faculty Members in Nigerian University Community: The Role of Institutional Repositories:- Nnnadozie, Chizoba D
Abstract
This paper focused
on the role of institutional repositories in enhancing the academic visibility
of faculty members in Nigerian university community. It began with a brief
clarification of the concept of Institutional Repository (IR) before delving
into its origin, spread, contents and mode of population of contents. This
smoothened the ground for a detailed analysis of the role which IRs can play as
enablers of information provision in Nigerian universities. Subsequently,
attention was drawn to the potentials of IRs as avenues through which tertiary
institutions of learning can increase access to, and visibility of, the
academic outputs of their scholars and researchers. Notwithstanding the
challenges to the optimal performance of the few repositories available in Nigerian
universities, the paper posits that the prospects and fortunes of these IRs
would change for the better with sustained efforts and commitment of various
stakeholders. It is on the basis of this conclusion that several
recommendations were made, including sustained awareness and advocacy, adequate
funding of universities in Nigeria and their libraries, provision of better
training opportunities for librarians to improve their IT competency, as well
as increase in the rate of population of content deposition. Keywords:
Institutional Repository’; Information Provision; Academic Visibility; Academic
Libraries; Nigerian JJniversities.
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CHIZOBA, N (2024). Enhancing Academic Visibility of Faculty Members in Nigerian University Community: The Role of Institutional Repositories:- Nnnadozie, Chizoba D. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/enhancing-academic-visibility-of-faculty-members-in-nigerian-university-community-the-role-of-institutional-repositories-nnnadozie-chizoba-d-7-2
NNADOZIE, CHIZOBA. "Enhancing Academic Visibility of Faculty Members in Nigerian University Community: The Role of Institutional Repositories:- Nnnadozie, Chizoba D" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 01 Jul. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/enhancing-academic-visibility-of-faculty-members-in-nigerian-university-community-the-role-of-institutional-repositories-nnnadozie-chizoba-d-7-2. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
NNADOZIE, CHIZOBA. "Enhancing Academic Visibility of Faculty Members in Nigerian University Community: The Role of Institutional Repositories:- Nnnadozie, Chizoba D". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 01 Jul. 2024. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/enhancing-academic-visibility-of-faculty-members-in-nigerian-university-community-the-role-of-institutional-repositories-nnnadozie-chizoba-d-7-2 >.
NNADOZIE, CHIZOBA. "Enhancing Academic Visibility of Faculty Members in Nigerian University Community: The Role of Institutional Repositories:- Nnnadozie, Chizoba D" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/enhancing-academic-visibility-of-faculty-members-in-nigerian-university-community-the-role-of-institutional-repositories-nnnadozie-chizoba-d-7-2