EVALUATION OF INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES IN AFRICA

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This is an 86 page research project evaluating institutional repositories in Africa

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

This study focuses on Institutional Repositories in Africa in the three major directory of repositories. The webometrics ranking will be the main focus for this study with keyattention to repositories that have their contents in English Language. A brief review isgiven to OpenDoar and ROAR for comparison with webometrics ranking. Data to be used will be generated online and will be analysed using excel spreadsheet. The datawould be collected within Five (5) months (June to October, 2015).

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The objectives of this study are:

1. To examine the current state of open access institutional digital repository in Africa.

2. To evaluate the spread and progression of institutional repositories under the studyperiod

3. To reveal the mode of operation of the IRs in Africa

4. To evaluate the variations in content of IRs under study

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EVALUATION OF INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES IN AFRICA

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