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Institutional Repositories: Features, Architecture, Design and Implementation Technologies

Adewumi, A. O. and Omoregbe, N. A. (2011) Institutional Repositories: Features, Architecture, Design and Implementation Technologies. Journal of Computing, 2 (8). ISSN 2151-9617

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Abstract

Europe is the leading continent in terms of active adoption and use of Digital Libraries – particularly Institutional Repositories (IRs). Africa has not done poorly in this area with a steady increase from 19 repositories in 2008 to 46 in January, 2011 but there is need to raise awareness and channel efforts towards making IRs easily accessible to Africans through ubiquitous channels such as hand-helds and mobile devices. This paper reviews the features, architecture, design and implementation technologies of IRs. In addition, it highlights viable research areas that can be pursued by African researchers in the field of Digital Libraries. It also encourages research efforts to focus on areas that will be beneficial to Africa.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Electronics and Computer Science
Depositing User: Mr Adewole Adewumi
Date Deposited: 01 Apr 2011 23:22
Last Modified: 10 Feb 2014 12:53
URI: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/108

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