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The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool

The implementation of an institutional repository (IR) has never been an easy task since there are challenges that need to be addressed in the pre-implementation process. There are various factors that can interfere with the smooth development of the IR. Awareness, budgeting, technology and human fa...

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Main Authors: Sidek, Harith Faruqi, Ishak, Azmah, Mohd Saleh, Noor Farhana, Zainol, Zanariah
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Language:English
Published: Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia 2011
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Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
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spelling my.usm.eprints.33993 http://eprints.usm.my/33993/ The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool Sidek, Harith Faruqi Ishak, Azmah Mohd Saleh, Noor Farhana Zainol, Zanariah Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources The implementation of an institutional repository (IR) has never been an easy task since there are challenges that need to be addressed in the pre-implementation process. There are various factors that can interfere with the smooth development of the IR. Awareness, budgeting, technology and human factors such as staffing and depositor’s behaviour all become part of the challenges. Even with thorough planning, there is no guarantee that the IR will work smoothly as there are various post-implementation issues awaiting. As a result, institutions must provide solution plans to encounter all these challenges. This article is a result of a brief comparative study on the challenges and issues experienced by the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and the University of Liverpool in the establishment of IR. The discussions are centered on issues such as depositor’s behavior, management, access and sustainability. Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33993/1/-WRL2372.pdf Sidek, Harith Faruqi and Ishak, Azmah and Mohd Saleh, Noor Farhana and Zainol, Zanariah (2011) The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool. Jurnal PPM: Journal of Malaysian Librarians, 5. ISSN 1823-6308 http://www.myjurnal.my/public/browse-journal-view.php?id=271
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
building Hamzah Sendut Library
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topic Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
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Sidek, Harith Faruqi
Ishak, Azmah
Mohd Saleh, Noor Farhana
Zainol, Zanariah
The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool
description The implementation of an institutional repository (IR) has never been an easy task since there are challenges that need to be addressed in the pre-implementation process. There are various factors that can interfere with the smooth development of the IR. Awareness, budgeting, technology and human factors such as staffing and depositor’s behaviour all become part of the challenges. Even with thorough planning, there is no guarantee that the IR will work smoothly as there are various post-implementation issues awaiting. As a result, institutions must provide solution plans to encounter all these challenges. This article is a result of a brief comparative study on the challenges and issues experienced by the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and the University of Liverpool in the establishment of IR. The discussions are centered on issues such as depositor’s behavior, management, access and sustainability.
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author Sidek, Harith Faruqi
Ishak, Azmah
Mohd Saleh, Noor Farhana
Zainol, Zanariah
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Ishak, Azmah
Mohd Saleh, Noor Farhana
Zainol, Zanariah
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title The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool
title_short The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool
title_full The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool
title_fullStr The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool
title_full_unstemmed The establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool
title_sort establishment of institutional repository : a brief comparative study between the national university of malaysia and the university of liverpool
publisher Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia
publishDate 2011
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