Institutional Repositories: A key role of the librarians and LIS professionals

Author: Mr. Krupal D. Shinde and Dr. Jagdish N. Kulkarni

Published On: 2023-07-14

Institutional Repositories (IRs) have become an increasingly important tool for preserving and disseminating the institute's scholarly literature in recent years. This study explores the role of librarians and library and information science professionals in the IR. It also aims to identify any special training needed for library and information science professionals. Afterwards, it describes the research methodology that was used for the study and tracks the various research literature related to it. Following that, present the results of the current study and the analysis of the data. The survey revealed that the library handled IRs, and librarians played a very significant role in IRs. Many institutions engaged in IR also employ library and information science professionals. The Librarian & Library and Information Science professionals was identified as being a key player in IR.

Keywords: Institutional Repository, Library, LIS professionals, Librarian