Vol. 10(4), pp. 178--193. May, 2022. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2022120

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

This study focused on the influence of use of institutional repositories on research productivity of lecturers in federal universities in Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the study and multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 724 participants to constitute the sample size for the study. Findings from the study revealed an average level of research productivity among academic staff in federal universities in Nigeria. Findings from the study revealed photographs, notebooks, seminar papers, inaugural lectures and illustrations and drawings as the most common types of information resources in the institutional repositories of federal universities in Nigeria. The major purposes for which lecturers in federal universities in Nigeria use institutional repositories are preparation of seminar/lecture notes, writing papers/proposals, seminars presentations, and research works which revolve around teaching and research as the core mandate of the lecturers. The frequency of use of the institutional repositories established weekly use of book chapters and occasional use of other resources in the institutional repositories by lecturers of the federal universities surveyed. Findings from the study further established the prevalence of occasional use of institutional repositories by lecturers in federal universities in Nigeria. A positive significant influence of use of institutional repositories on research productivity of lecturers was established by the study. The study recommended the formulation and implementation of adequate university-wide policy, that can be easily translated to reality and devoid of any cumbersomeness to encourage and support research productivity of the lecturers just as efforts be made to the create of awareness on the availability and functionality of institutional among the lecturers in federal universities in Nigeria. The universities’ management should also organise regular training and retraining programme and workshops on the effective use of institutional repositorie for the lecturers.

 

Keywords: Use of institutional repositories, Research productivity, Lecturers, Federal universities, Nigeria .

 

	Cite This Article As: LADIPO, S.O., ALEGBELEYE, G.O., SOYEMI, O.D., IKONNE, C.N. (2022). Institutional Repositories Utilisation and Research Productivity of Lecturers in Federal Universities in Nigeria Universities. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 10(4):178-193