Effective Use of Repositories: A Case for Information Literacy Development?

The investigation reported here use statistical analysis of a repository database, analysis of policy documents, interviews with policy makers and staff identified as research active, and an online questionnaire directed at all research active staff in the institution. The results of the research su...

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Published inWorldwide Commonalities and Challenges in Information Literacy Research and Practice pp. 309 - 316
Main Authors Wilson, Thomas D., Maceviciute, Elena
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 2013
SeriesCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Subjects
academic staff
faculty
Information literacy
open access
repositories
research outputs
universities
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Summary:The investigation reported here use statistical analysis of a repository database, analysis of policy documents, interviews with policy makers and staff identified as research active, and an online questionnaire directed at all research active staff in the institution. The results of the research suggest that not all university staff are fully information literate and that university administrators, aided by the university library, need to ensure that everyone is aware of the benefits of open access publishing and the role of repositories, if the institution’s policies are to be implemented effectively.
ISBN:9783319039183
3319039180
ISSN:1865-0929
1865-0937
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-03919-0_40