Awareness and Use of Institutional Repositories by Academic Staff in Nigerian Universities
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2023
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Lead City University Ibadan
Abstract
Institutional repositories offer numerous advantages to academic staff as it provides access to local
contents capable of enhancing their research and also offer the opportunity to make research works
available to the global community. However, available evidence suggests a low level of institutional
repository use among academic staff in Nigerian universities. This study examines the role of
multidimensional awareness on the use of institutional repositories. The study adopts a survey research
method. The study population is made up of academic staff from Universities in Oyo and Osun state. A
multistage sampling procedure is adopted to select 235 lecturers. The research instrument is a
structured questionnaire adapted from the Endsley's Situational Awareness Theory (SAT). Data
collected was analysed with the IBM SPSS software using both descriptive and inferential statistics.
The results shows that while there is a high level of perception among the respondents, majority of the
respondents demonstrated low level comprehension and projection, two dimensions, critical to the
understanding of the true essence of institutional repositories. In addition, the test of hypothesis
revealed that awareness has a significant influence on the use of institutional repositories among the
respondents. The study concluded that, without raising full awareness about the mission and functions
of institutional repositories, Nigerian tertiary institution and their staff will continue to miss out on the
benefits of using institutional repositories. It was therefore recommended that institutional repository
awareness programs should be practical oriented.
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Academic Staff, Institutional Repository, Library Automation, Scholarly communication, Situational Awareness