Institutional repositories (IRs) have received considerable attention from researchers across
disciplines and around the globe. They have potentially increased the public value, ranking …

Purpose–The study aims to explore the factors which influence collection development and
management in academic libraries. In libraries and information centres, collection …

Background: The preservation of digital resources in academic institutions in South Africa is
an imperative because of the proliferation of digital resources and the realities of the digital …

Purpose Access to appropriate scholarly information can play a positive role in the
development of African countries. Institutional repositories (IRs) have the potential to …

The advent of information and communication technology (ICT) has made imperative that
library holdings must be both in digital format and traditional format. Converting the analog …

This study was carried out to ascertain the attitudes of academics concerning the utilization
of institutional repositories (IRs) in Nigerian universities. The study took the form of a …

Libraries must be safe from security threats and vulnerability. University library collections
are broad and varied. University libraries support the educational community through access …

This paper examines the security management for prevention of book thefts in University
libraries with Benue State University Library, Makurdi. Benue State. Nigeria serving as a …

Purpose Digital preservation of theses and dissertations (TDs) is crucial for the archiving
(long-term preservation) of intellectual content of undergraduate and postgraduate students …

Utilization of health information is important in the provision of efficient and effective
healthcare services. It is a major public health component in the ministry of health which …