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dc.creator Oguche, David
dc.creator Kundu, Srijani
dc.creator Mondal, Parikshit
dc.creator Isibika, Irene Shubi
dc.creator Kavishe, George Firmin
dc.creator Lwoga, Edda Tandi
dc.creator Sukums, Felix
dc.creator Rasaki, Ejiwoye Oluwole
dc.creator Abioye, Abiola
dc.creator Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey
dc.creator Mutula, Stephen
dc.creator Bhat, Suhail Ahmad
dc.creator Zahid, Ahmed Tauqeer
dc.creator Asmi, Nowsheeba Ashraf
dc.creator Margam, Madhusudhan
dc.creator Broady-Preston, Judith
dc.date 2020-09-24T05:27:11Z
dc.date 2020-09-24T05:27:11Z
dc.date 2018-02-08
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-20T08:35:07Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-20T08:35:07Z
dc.identifier David Oguche, (2018) "The state of institutional repositories and scholarly communication in Nigeria", Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication,
dc.identifier 2665-0681
dc.identifier http://dspace.cbe.ac.tz:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/484
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/79284
dc.description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the current status of Institutional Repository (IR) and scholarly communications (SC) in Nigeria. The paper also deliberates the benefits of IRs including how it can help libraries in Nigeria to reduce the cost of purchasing articles and journals. Design/methodology/approach – Given that the paper is an opinion of the current status of SC, a formal documented methodology is not applicable. However, it gives an overview of SC in Nigeria and traces the origin of open access awareness to 2008 when the first open access sensitization workshop was organized in Nigeria. Findings – The study shows that Nigeria currently has 20 IRs listed in the Open DOAR and tops the list of journals listed in the Africa Journals Online (AJOL) with 221 journal titles followed by South Africa with 96. Of the 221 Nigerian journals listed in AJOL, only 70 are open access journals. Research limitations/implications – This paper is an expression of opinion about current status of SC and particularly IRs in Nigeria. It is not based on any formal methodology. It will be useful for librarians, academic staff and academic institutions generally, especially in developing countries where IRs are still in a developmental stage. Therefore, some of the general recommendations may not be as relevant for those institutions with well-established and flourishing IRs. Originality/value – The paper shows the current state of IR in Nigeria and deliberates on the impediments to successful implementation of IRs.
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dc.language en
dc.subject Librarians, Nigeria, Journals, Open access, Institutional repository, Scholarly communication
dc.title Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
dc.title The state of institutional repositories and scholarly communication in Nigeria
dc.type Article


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