Ice Carving the Research Through Institutional Repositories: Saving Academia from Intellectual Prostitution
Published: 2018
Author(s) Name: N T Nisa, S A Ganaie, S Bashir, S Nabi, S Shueb, H Shafiq, W M Khan, S Bashir |
Author(s) Affiliation: Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Govt. College for Women, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
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Abstract
Purpose: The paper tries to explore the role, institutional repositories play in highlighting the scholarly endeavours. The paper
highlights how IRs preserve and disseminate digital materials created by, or associated with an institution.
Methodology: Based on the findings of the earlier research the study will try to showcase the possibilities researchers can have from the IRs.
The published literature was reviewed critically stressing on their empirical findings.
Findings: The study reveals the academic impacts IRs have on the academic circles in terms of wider visibility, better academic recognition,
better academic performance and many more. The study clearly reveals that IRs provide an opportunity to integrate and facilitate knowledge
sharing so as to enrich knowledge content and enhance global access.
Keywords: Institutional Repositories, IRs, Open Access Repositories, Open Access, Green Road-Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Knowledge Sharing
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