Author:
St. Jean Beth,Rieh Soo Young,Yakel Elizabeth,Markey Karen
Abstract
This exploratory study investigates the perceptions and experiences of a group of institutional repository (IR) stakeholders seldom heard from: end-users. We interviewed twenty IR end-users recruited through five IRs to discover how they characterize the IR, how/why they use the IR, their credibility judgments in relation to the IR, and their willingness to return to and/or recommend the IR. Despite our small sample size, we were able to ascertain that IR end-users, although not yet loyal IR devotees, recognize their value and unique nature. Our findings also revealed several areas for improvement, such as lack of visibility and transparency
Publisher
American Library Association
Subject
Library and Information Sciences
Cited by
18 articles.
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