The impact of institutional repositories: a systematic review
Objective: Institutional repositories are platforms for presenting and publicizing scholarly output that might not be suitable to publish in a peer-reviewed journal or that must meet open access requirements. However, there are many challenges associated with their launch and up-keep. The objective...
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| description | Objective: Institutional repositories are platforms for presenting and publicizing scholarly output that might not be suitable to publish in a peer-reviewed journal or that must meet open access requirements. However, there are many challenges associated with their launch and up-keep. The objective of this systematic review was to define the impacts of institutional repositories (IRs) on an academic institution, thus justifying their implementation and/or maintenance.
Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed in the following databases: Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, the Cochrane Library (Wiley), ERIC (ProQuest), Web of Science (Core Collection), Scopus (Elsevier), and Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO). A total of 6,593 citations were screened against predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: Thirteen included studies were divided into 3 areas of impact: citation count, exposure or presence, and administrative impact. Those focusing on citation count (n=5) and exposure or presence (n=7) demonstrated positive impacts of IRs on institutions and researchers. One study focusing on administrative benefit demonstrated the utility of IRs in automated population of ORCID profiles.
Conclusion: Based on the available literature, IRs appear to have a positive impact on citation count, exposure or presence, and administrative burden. To draw stronger conclusions, more and higher-quality studies are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca9a18782aa7464fae893fc70d507c8e2022-12-21T20:05:36ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of the Medical Library Association1536-50501558-94392020-04-01108210.5195/jmla.2020.856464The impact of institutional repositories: a systematic reviewMichelle R. Demetres0Diana Delgado1Drew N. Wright2Scholarly Communications Librarian, Samuel J. Wood Library, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NYAssociate Director, Information, Education and Clinical Services, Samuel J. Wood Library & C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NYResearch Librarian, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NYObjective: Institutional repositories are platforms for presenting and publicizing scholarly output that might not be suitable to publish in a peer-reviewed journal or that must meet open access requirements. However, there are many challenges associated with their launch and up-keep. The objective of this systematic review was to define the impacts of institutional repositories (IRs) on an academic institution, thus justifying their implementation and/or maintenance. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed in the following databases: Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, the Cochrane Library (Wiley), ERIC (ProQuest), Web of Science (Core Collection), Scopus (Elsevier), and Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO). A total of 6,593 citations were screened against predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: Thirteen included studies were divided into 3 areas of impact: citation count, exposure or presence, and administrative impact. Those focusing on citation count (n=5) and exposure or presence (n=7) demonstrated positive impacts of IRs on institutions and researchers. One study focusing on administrative benefit demonstrated the utility of IRs in automated population of ORCID profiles. Conclusion: Based on the available literature, IRs appear to have a positive impact on citation count, exposure or presence, and administrative burden. To draw stronger conclusions, more and higher-quality studies are needed.http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/856institutional repositoriesscholarly communicationopen accesspublishing |
| spellingShingle | Michelle R. Demetres Diana Delgado Drew N. Wright The impact of institutional repositories: a systematic review Journal of the Medical Library Association institutional repositories scholarly communication open access publishing |
| title | The impact of institutional repositories: a systematic review |
| title_full | The impact of institutional repositories: a systematic review |
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| title_short | The impact of institutional repositories: a systematic review |
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| topic | institutional repositories scholarly communication open access publishing |
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