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Institutional Repositories at the University of Botswana Library: Opportunities and Challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Rose T. Kgosiemang
Rose T. Kgosiemang*
Affiliation:
Department of Library Services, University of Botswana Library
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Institutional Repository (IR) is seen as a new way for an institution to contribute to the broader world of scholarship. The system is also seen as a collaboration between libraries, technologists, administrators, and faculty to enhance access to the scholarship of the institution. Preserving the institution's intellectual property and increasing the institution's visibility and prestige are some of the reasons for establishing an institutional repository (Macha and De Jager, 2011). Giesecke (2011) is of the view that institutional repositories require carefully thought plans, mutual consultation among all stakeholders and “with intellectual leadership from the faculty and the library working in partnership” there will be successful preservation and continued fostering of the growth of the human knowledge.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 118 , 2012 , pp. 45 - 50
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Copyright © International African Institute 2012

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