Synonyms
Container; Cyberlearning; Depository; Digital object library; Educational material; Electronic library; Graduate school; Information superhighway; Instructional materials; Locker; National Information Infrastructure; Online scholarship; Philomath; Receptacle; See closet; Teaching material; Tertiary school; Training material; Treasury; Virtual library
Introduction
The setting up of institutional repositories and learning object repositories in this digital age is part of the struggle of many higher educational institutions to achieve E-scholarship: a technology-enabled environment for the discovery, creation, and preservation of digital resources for purposes such as research, teaching, and learning. These repositories are believed to have great potential to address a number of pressing challenges of access, equity, quality, and productive scholarship in tertiary institutions.
However, while many institutions have shown the impact of growing IR content, many IRs continue to...
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Tella, A., Okunloye, R.W. (2020). Institutional Repositories Versus Learning Object Repositories, Challenges and the Way Forward for Higher Educational Institutions. In: Tatnall, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10576-1_233
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