Institutional Repositories in Africa: Issues and Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorYUSUF Felicia O.
dc.contributor.authorIFIJEH Goodluck
dc.contributor.authorOWOLABI Sola
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-17T19:38:53Z
dc.date.available2025-08-17T19:38:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.identifier.citationFO Yusuf, G Ifijeh, S Owolabi - Institutional repositories in Africa: Issues and challenges Research Data Access and …, 2019 pp.19
dc.identifier.doi10.4018/978-1-5225-8437-7.ch008
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.bellsuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/442
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIGI Global Scientific Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofseriesResearch Data Access and Management in Modern Libraries
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectOpen Access
dc.subjectIntellectual Property Right
dc.subjectInstitutional Repository
dc.subjectScholarly Communication
dc.subjectCopyright
dc.titleInstitutional Repositories in Africa: Issues and Challenges
dc.typeArticle

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