Current status of open access institutional repository: a case study in Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM). Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, 3 (3). pp. 427-431. ISSN 2079-8407 (2012)
Abstract
The aim of the study is to explore the current status of open access and issues related to it in an academic library in Malaysia. The study investigates the current status and highlight issues of open access that being practiced in Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak (PTAR1) Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). The study adopts qualitative approach to collect the data. The findings indicated that UiTM Institutional Repository has been launched in 2010 and uses EPrints software to centralise, collect, preserve and comply to open access concept of accessing collection of scholarly materials that showcases the research output of UiTM communities. It contains conference and seminar presentations, reports, Entrepreneurship (ETR) working paper from MEDEC, journals, newspapers, grey literature such as the theses and dissertations. All the materials are in the text formats that constraint to PDF file format only. The study shows that UiTM Institutional Repository has the digital preservation policy whereby this policy comprises of the bitstream copying, migration, standards, preservation metadata, copyright and plagiarism. Thus, by this study, academic institutions may consider to widely promote their institutional repositories and supporting the open access movement in Malaysia. Therefore, this study is significant for libraries as well as students and academic staff to work together in order to exploit the libraries’ resources for an effective academic work.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Library services, Digital libraries, Open access, Institutional repository, Academic library |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Information Management > Digital Libraries By Subject > Information Management > Library and Information Management |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Information Management |
| Depositing User: | Muhammad Shafiq Amirullah |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2022 00:54 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2022 00:54 |
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