Exploring academic staff engagement in depositing locally produced research content in open access institutional repositories in Tanzania

IF 1 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

IFLA JOURNAL-INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS Pub Date : 2022-02-25 DOI:10.1177/03400352211069157

Anna Shangwe Mbughuni, W. P. Mtega, A. Malekani

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Abstract

This study explored academic staff engagement in depositing locally produced content in open access institutional repositories in public universities in Tanzania. The general objective of this study was to establish the extent to which academic staff are engaged in depositing locally produced content in open access institutional repositories. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire, which was administered to 292 academic staff selected through systematic random sampling. Purposive sampling was used to select 14 key informants. The results reveal that 92.5% of the respondents were aware of the presence of open access institutional repositories and 46.2% of the respondents had self-archived their academic work in open access institutional repositories. Poor Internet connectivity, low bandwidth, and a time-consuming and unstable power supply were the challenges encountered by the academic staff in the process of uploading their work. Several recommendations are suggested to expedite the process.

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探索学术人员参与将当地生产的研究内容存入坦桑尼亚的开放获取机构知识库

这项研究探讨了学术人员参与将当地制作的内容存放在坦桑尼亚公立大学的开放获取机构存储库中的情况。这项研究的总体目标是确定学术人员在多大程度上参与将本地制作的内容存放在开放获取的机构存储库中。该研究采用了横断面研究设计。数据是使用结构化问卷收集的，该问卷对通过系统随机抽样选出的292名学术人员进行了管理。采用目的性抽样方法，选取14名关键信息员。结果显示，92.5%的受访者知道开放获取机构知识库的存在，46.2%的受访者将自己的学术工作自行存档在开放获取机构信息库中。互联网连接不良、带宽低以及耗时且不稳定的电源是学术人员在上传作品过程中遇到的挑战。有人建议加快这一进程。

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IFLA JOURNAL-INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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2.70

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15.40%

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期刊介绍： IFLA Journal is an international journal which publishes original peer reviewed articles, a selection of peer reviewed IFLA conference papers, and news of current IFLA activities. Content is selected to reflect the variety of the international information profession, ranging from freedom of access to information, knowledge management, services to the visually impaired and intellectual property. The IFLA Journal aims to promote and support the aims and core values of IFLA as the global voice of the library and information profession by providing authoritative coverage and analysis of the activities of IFLA and its various constituent bodies and members, and those of other bodies with similar aims and interests.