The IR Has Two Faces: Positioning Institutional Repositories for Success

This article describes the ongoing efforts at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries to evolve the role of the institutional repository (IR) and to effectively position it within the context of the Libraries’ collections, research support, and scholarly communication services. A major component of this process is re-examining the fundamental aims of the IR and aligning it to the Libraries and the campus strategic goals. The authors situate UNLV Libraries’ experience within the context of the current literature to provide background and reasoning for our decision to pursue two, at times conflicting, aims for the IR: one for scholarly communication and another for research administration.     

高校图书馆机构仓储可持续发展的政策管理与维护研究

IR作为网络时代现代科学信息学术交流体系的重要途径之一,已成为当今图书情报学领域重要研究内容和建设工作。文章从政策管理和维护的角度对IR建设过程中有碍其可持续发展的因素进行分析研究,包括OA理念、政策支持、质量控制、知识产权、经费维持等。     

Establishing the Role and Impact of Academic Librarians in Supporting Open Research: A Case Study at Leeds Beckett University,UK

ABSTRACT

This practical article presents findings of a small scale study undertaken at a large U.K. University. The purpose of the study was to encourage academic engagement with Open Access (OA) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) mandate with the measurable impact being increased engagement with the Repository and dissemination of research while circulating information to the wider community. In order to promote research, a series of “Focus on” webpages were created aligned to a particular theme and were then disseminated via social media. It was anticipated that by potentially increasing access to research outputs, academic staff would be motivated to make their work available following OA models and use the institutional repository (IR) as a means to achieve this. The main drivers for the study were the Finch Report, the HEFCE Policy for open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework and the institutional strategy for research. Data was collected through a statistical analysis of both the “Focus on” pages and journal article downloads via the IR, with results indicating increased engagement with the IR making research openly accessible.     

Exploring the interrelationships between technological predictors and behavioral mediators in online tax filing: The moderating role of perceived risk

This study investigates the interrelationships between technological predictors and behavioral mediators in explaining users' continuance intention for online tax filing. Building on information systems (IS) success and IS continuance literature, this study proposes an extended conceptual framework by adding perceived functional benefit (PFB) as mediating, perceived risk as moderating, and demographic characteristics as control variables. The data collected, through a web-based survey, from 409 users of e-tax services in an emerging economy are analyzed through covariance-based structural equation modeling. Results confirm that PFB, confirmation of expectation, and satisfaction are the major antecedents of continuance intention for e-tax filing. The study also finds the evidence for the indirect effects of IS success factors on continuance intention through such antecedents. In addition, results suggest that the relationships between PFB and satisfaction as well as between PFB and continuance intention are contingent on the users' levels of perceived risk. The study concludes with the useful implications for academicians and policymakers in the context of an emerging economy.     

Ethical perspectives on data and software sharing in the sciences: A research agenda

Data and software are critical components of scientific work. Increased data and software sharing promises many benefits for science. Many stakeholders are building infrastructure and implementing policies to promote sharing. However, sharing remains rare in practice. Attention must be paid to researchers' ethical perspectives on sharing to fully realize the promise of sharing and promote greater circulation of data and software and better uptake of infrastructure for data and software curation. This research presents an agenda for researching these perspectives, including characterizing and accounting for researchers' perspectives; examining how these perspectives shape decisions related to data and software sharing; and understanding how and why differences in perspectives arise and are contested, negotiated, and resolved in multidisciplinary scientific collaboration. This agenda will enable stakeholders to identify and resolve differences in ethical perspectives, and develop policies, infrastructures, and education that support existing ethical perspectives, and cultivate better ethical practices.     

Communicating the Value of an Institutional Repository: Experiences at Ghana's University for Development Studies

ABSTRACT

The quality of research depends greatly on access to existing information. Institutional repositories (IRs) have the potential to enhance and promote the dissemination of knowledge and research. This may lead to discoveries and innovation alongside maximizing return on investment in research and development. Following some background information, this article briefly discusses the processes involved in the establishment of Ghana's University for Development Studies (UDS) IR (UDSspace). Marketing and advocacy strategies employed to engage Faculty to enable them to contribute meaningfully and effectively in the populating of the IR are outlined and benefits described. The study uses a quantitative method. A questionnaire was used to elicit data from faculty. This article describes the various communication methods used to promote the IR and evaluates their effectiveness in getting users to participate in populating the IR. The survey found that although as high as 80.3% of respondents were aware of the benefits of an IR and 66.2% were aware of the existence of the UDS IR, 86.8% of respondents had not submitted to the IR.     

Policies,Open Access and Cooperation as Factors Influencing Geospatial Collections in Libraries and Institutional Repositories

The aim of this paper is to explore whether in today's changing landscape libraries institutional repositories are used, in order to develop collections of locally produced geospatial data. Furthermore, this study will explore the use of policies in developing geospatial collections in order to reveal whether this tool is necessary for librarians who deal with geospatial collections. Finally, it will also detect the role of cooperation in respect to the development of geospatial collections.This research is addressed to librarians working on geospatial collections so as to ascertain their perceptions since they are considered to be the professionals leading changes. The results demonstrate that Map/GIS libraries, along with analog geospatial collections, tend to develop collections from the data their academic community produces. Librarians seem to be convinced that the formulation of policies, the open access to the data, and the establishment of cooperation among stakeholders will be the critical points to accomplish this goal.     

国内外机构库研究综述

在分析国内外机构库研究现状和特点的基础上,介绍了机构库的概念、基本特征、功能、产生背景、发展历程、机构库软件、内容收集、影响、优势和存在的问题以及我国发展机构库的对策.     

Examining Undergraduate Students' Priorities for Academic Library Services and Social Media Communication

Academic libraries can effectively plan and market their services by identifying the value users perceive in their services and in their social media communications about those services. This study reports on findings of a survey of 104 undergraduate students in information technology courses at a large research university. Results of an ordered logistic regression analysis indicated that students considered access to information and computer resources and study support services as the most important library services offered. Likewise, students perceived library social media postings related to operations updates, study support services, and events as the most useful. Future related research will investigate the needs and priorities for library services of other key user populations of academic libraries, such as graduate students and online students, to assemble service repertoires that are tailored to individual user groups. In addition, future research will examine whether and how libraries can use the analysis of users' engagement with a library's social media postings to inexpensively gauge the value they perceive in library services.     

台湾高校图书馆机构知识库发展研究

在台湾,高校机构知识库(IR)的建设目的是将学术成果的积累转换为另一种教学与研究形态,而数字化社会有条件将学术资源与互联网技术结合,使学术资源得到充分活化。该文分析台湾高校机构知识库建设的成功经验,为其他各类型图书馆机构知识库建设的规划和发展提供借鉴。     

Making the Most of What We Have Got: Enhancing the RADAR Repository to Support Research Planning

ABSTRACT

This article discusses how RADAR, the institutional repository (IR) at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA), has been modified to house an Annual Research Planning (ARP) template. A case study on the implementation of this research planning tool will outline the role that a repository and its staff can play in supporting individuals, enhancing processes, and helping to reach strategic institutional goals in preparing for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF). The paper will also investigate how the extension of RADAR to incorporate Current Research Information System (CRIS) elements has led to increased user engagement and has successfully demonstrated a new use for the repository beyond its scholarly communication function.     

中国科学院联合机构仓储系统的开发与建设*

对中国科学院联合机构仓储系统的建设思路和实施过程中遇到的主要问题进行讨论,包括如何选择合适的机构进行试点和示范,以推动机构仓储的实施;如何进行中文机构仓储软件系统的定制和扩展开发;如何集成现有系统和组织机构仓储服务;如何建立联合仓储系统等。     

Assessment of Self-archiving in Institutional Repositories: Across Disciplines

This research examined self-archiving practices by four disciplines in seven institutional repositories. By checking each individual item for its metadata and deposition status, the research found that a disciplinary culture is not obviously presented. Rather, self-archiving is regulated by a liaison system and a mandate policy.     

高校机构库实现机制研究

根据知识发酵理论,分析了机构库的知识内容特性。从用户需求角度展开实证调研,总结出目前制约机构库发展的影响因素。在理论总结与实证分析的基础上,从技术保障、质量控制和信任-激励机制等三个角度构建出高校机构库实现机制,为促进机构库知识交流、共享与创造提供参考依据。     

促进中国科技文献信息开放存取的法律与制度研究

科技文献信息的开放存取涉及很多相关的法律制度,为实现开放存取,需要减少法规的限制并寻求法律的保护。作者建议,修订著作权法有关条款,把合理使用的范围扩大到非商业利用;制定与实施中国特色的出版物法定送存制度;制定和实施国家许可制度;建立防止信息垄断的机制;保护信息网络传播权,维系信息网络传播权保护与信息公共获取的平衡,为开放存取的发展争取更大的制度空间,实现传播效益最大化。     

机构仓储及高校机构仓储平台建设规划

文章介绍了机构仓储的概念和建设机构仓储的意义等,提出了一个构建高校机构仓储平台的规划,该规划包括前期准备、功能规划以及模块设计。文章还提出了规划实现过程中应注意的问题。最终揭示了建设高校机构仓储平台对于收集、长期保存学术资源、促进知识共享和学术交流具有极其重要的作用,应该在各高校及科研机构大力普及和应用。     

台湾机构典藏的特点及其对建立地区性机构典藏集群的启示

随着开放获取运动的发展和国内外机构典藏的渐成规模,如何完善机构典藏在平台建设、资料征集和服务等方面的内容以及建立地区性机构典藏集群成为必须面对和解决的问题。以台湾五所高校机构典藏为例,分析台湾机构典藏在呈现、内容、规划与管理三方面的特点,并介绍台湾地区种子计划的推广模式,为大陆地区建立地区性机构典藏集群提供可借鉴的经验。     

Campus partnerships for promoting equity,diversity and inclusion: A case study of the NCBI Model for reducing prejudice and intergroup conflict at Florida State University Libraries

This article will explore collaborations between the University Libraries and the campus community in implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives on campus through participation in the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI). The article will take an in-depth look at the prejudice reduction and discrimination trainings conducted in the FSU Libraries, and how the trainings contributed to implementing the Libraries' strategic initiative for diversity and inclusion. These partnerships between the Libraries and the campus community exemplify successful collaborations needed to achieve preeminent institutional goals like diversity and inclusion. FSU has been recognized for Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, and is a national Diversity Champion since 2014 (Insight into Diversity: online).     

机构仓储可持续发展关键问题研究

根据目前机构仓储的发展现状,总结出影响机构仓储规划、建设和管理过程中的五个关键因素,包括社群参与、质量控制、经费问题、法律政策和人力资源;对每种因素进行深入分析,制定有利于机构仓储长期发展的规划方案,为国内机构仓储工作的研究和发展提供借鉴。