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Assessment of the Access, Awareness and Management of Local Content in the Institutional Repositories on Information Service Delivery Among Tertiary Institutional Libraries in Kebbi State

Ahmad Muhammad, Kulu Alhaji and Garba Usman Augie

Abstract

This study evaluated the access, awareness, and management of local content in Institutional Repositories and their impact on information service delivery among tertiary institutional libraries in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Utilizing a descriptive survey research design, the study sampled 384 respondents—comprising academic staff, postgraduate students, and library personnel—across three tertiary institutions: Federal University Birnin Kebbi , Kebbi State University of Science and Technology , and Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi (WUFPB/K). Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using mean scores and standard deviations across a 362-response sample (94.3% response rate). Findings revealed that while users possess basic awareness that local digital archives exist (Xˉ=2.65) and recognize the relevance of archived content (Xˉ=3.12), overall usage and service delivery remain sub-optimal. Major barriers include low technical access due to frequent server downtime (Xˉ=3.41), lack of library orientations, and insufficient continuous digital curation training for repository personnel (Xˉ=1.82). Consequently, the local scholarly content in these institutions remains underutilized. The study concludes that infrastructural constraints and lack of user engagement hinder repository effectiveness, recommending cloud hosting solutions, mandatory user orientation workshops, and specialized capacity building for library staff on repository software like DSpace.

Keywords

Institutional RepositoriesLocal ContentInformation Service DeliveryAcademic LibrariesKebbi StateTETFUND IBR.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Please tick (\(\checkmark \)) the response option that best represents your level of agreement. Scale: Strongly Agree (SA = 4), Agree (A = 3), Disagree (D = 2), Strongly Disagree (SD = 1) SECTION A: DEMOGRAPHIC DATA Name of Institution: ______________________________________ Category of Respondent: [ ] Academic Staff [ ] Postgraduate Student [ ] Library Personnel Years of Experience/Stay: [ ] 1–5 years [ ] 6–10 years [ ] 11 years and above SECTION B: ACCESS TO LOCAL CONTENT S/N Item Staement SA (4) A (3) D (2) SD (1) 1 I can seamlessly log into the institutional repository from any campus location 2 The repository system is frequently offline or inaccessible due to network downtime 3 The links for downloading full text local papers and theses are functional 4 The user interface of our library's digital repository is easy to navigate. 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SA (4) A (3) D (2) SD (1) 9 The local documents uploaded in the repository are well categorized according to their departments and the year of publication. 10 The library provides adequate training on institutional repository metadata tagging to its personnel SECTION E: INFLUENCE ON INFORMATION SERVICE DELIVERY SA (4) A (3) D (2) SD (1) 11 The existence of institutional repositories has reduced the time I spend searching for local references 12 The library repository resources are relevant to my field of study.

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