Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century: A Case of Midlands State University

The chapter focused on the institutional repository as a knowledge management tool that enhances the visibility of libraries in the 21st century. The researcher mainly relied on content analysis to gather research data. The researcher took a swipe on the uptake of institutional repositories the worl...

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Main Author: Nyakurerwa, Austin Tonderai
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Language:English
Published: IGI Global 2022
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description The chapter focused on the institutional repository as a knowledge management tool that enhances the visibility of libraries in the 21st century. The researcher mainly relied on content analysis to gather research data. The researcher took a swipe on the uptake of institutional repositories the world over and an analysis of how an institutional repository could be used as a knowledge management tool was done. The researcher also conducted a situational analysis of the MSU institutional repository and assessed the impact of the digital repository on the visibility of the library. The author used the Webometrics Ranking of Universities in Zimbabwe to assess how universities are ranked in Zimbabwe.
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spelling ir-11408-49182022-06-28T10:34:07Z Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century: A Case of Midlands State University Nyakurerwa, Austin Tonderai University Ranking Institutional Repository Library Visibility Digital Library Knowledge Management Tool The chapter focused on the institutional repository as a knowledge management tool that enhances the visibility of libraries in the 21st century. The researcher mainly relied on content analysis to gather research data. The researcher took a swipe on the uptake of institutional repositories the world over and an analysis of how an institutional repository could be used as a knowledge management tool was done. The researcher also conducted a situational analysis of the MSU institutional repository and assessed the impact of the digital repository on the visibility of the library. The author used the Webometrics Ranking of Universities in Zimbabwe to assess how universities are ranked in Zimbabwe. 2022-06-28T10:34:07Z 2022-06-28T10:34:07Z 2021 Book chapter 9781799877400 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7740-0.ch006 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4918 en Handbook of Research on Information and Records Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution edited by Josiline Phiri Chigwada and Godfrey Tsvuura;Chapter 6, Pages 81-93 open IGI Global
spellingShingle University Ranking
Institutional Repository
Library Visibility
Digital Library
Knowledge Management Tool
Nyakurerwa, Austin Tonderai
Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century: A Case of Midlands State University
title Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century: A Case of Midlands State University
title_full Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century: A Case of Midlands State University
title_fullStr Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century: A Case of Midlands State University
title_full_unstemmed Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century: A Case of Midlands State University
title_short Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century: A Case of Midlands State University
title_sort institutional repository as a knowledge management tool for the enhancement of library visibility in the 21st century: a case of midlands state university
topic University Ranking
Institutional Repository
Library Visibility
Digital Library
Knowledge Management Tool
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