Conferencia realizado del 12 al 14 de setiembre en Lima, Peru del 2012 en el marco del 15º Simposio Internacional de Tesis y Disertaciones Electrónicas (ETD 2012). Evento aupiciado por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) y la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). / Objective: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the progress so far made by Uugandan
universities in establishing Institutional Repositories (IRs)
Methods: A questionnaire was designed and distributed among the member institutions of the
Consortium of Uganda Uuniversity Librarries (CUUL). Data received from the questionnaires
was augmented by osite visits, discussions and interviews with the university libraries.
Results: Despite numerous benefits associated with IRs, few institutions have established IRs in
Uganda due to certain barriers. This paper argues that although these imbalances are manifested,
opportunities still exists for the establishment of IRs for national development.
Recommendations: The paper emphasizes the need for partnerships with the different
stakeholders in the planning and developing institutional repositories.
Conclusions: Insitutional repositories should be considered as principal benchmarks of digital
scholarship.
Originality/value – It is believed that higher institutions of learning and communities would
benefit substantially from establishing IRs. However, it can only be possible with well developed
infrastructure, increased funding, coordination and advocacy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PERUUPC/oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/622572 |
| Date | 09 1900 |
| Creators | Namaganda, Agnes |
| Publisher | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) |
| Source Sets | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject |
| Source | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Repositorio Académico - UPC |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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