An Institutional Repository in a Developing Country: security and Ethical Encounters at the Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe

IF 1.9 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

New Review of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2020-09-26 DOI:10.1080/13614533.2020.1824925

C. Chisita, Blessing Chiparausha

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Abstract The article explores the recent experiences encountered by the Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) Library, Zimbabwe in the daily operations of its institutional repository (IR) with emphasis on security and ethical issues. It examines the present scenario in the management of the IR. BUSE Library set up an IR to archive and enable access to the university’s scholarly research output. The account profiles the recent challenges encountered by the library as it manages its institutional repository. There are legal and ethical issues undermining the security and ethical use of the BUSE IR, for example, cyber threats and unauthorised access. The poor performance of the network firewall has exposed the IR server to cyber-attacks. The ethical challenges relate to plagiarism and predatory publishers who prey on researchers whose work is hosted on the IR. The article recommends measures to enhance security and overcome challenges in the management of the IR.

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发展中国家的机构资源库:津巴布韦宾杜拉科学教育大学的安全和伦理遭遇

摘要本文探讨了津巴布韦宾杜拉科学教育大学(BUSE)图书馆在其机构知识库(IR)的日常运营中所遇到的经验，重点是安全和伦理问题。本报告探讨了国际关系管理的现状。巴士图书馆建立了一个IR来存档和访问大学的学术研究成果。该报告概述了图书馆在管理其机构储存库时最近遇到的挑战。存在一些法律和道德问题，例如网络威胁和未经授权的访问，破坏了商业信息披露的安全和道德使用。由于网络防火墙性能不佳，使得IR服务器容易受到网络攻击。伦理方面的挑战与剽窃和掠夺性出版商有关，这些出版商捕食那些在IR上托管工作的研究人员。本文建议采取措施，加强安全，克服国际关系管理中的挑战。

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New Review of Academic Librarianship Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

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