Repositories at Master’s Institutions: A Census and Analysis

Authors

  • Deborah B. Henry
  • Tina M. Neville

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.61n3.124

Abstract

Using a population of Carnegie-designated master’s institutions, this study attempted to quantify the existence of digital repositories at those institutions. A content analysis of repositories containing some type of faculty content was conducted. Pathways of discovery of these collections—including open web searching, inclusion in repository directories, and access through an institution’s website—were also noted. Approximately 20 percent of the master’s colleges and universities maintain repositories containing faculty scholarship plus many other types of student productivity and university documents.

Author Biography

Deborah B. Henry

Deborah B. Henry (henry@mail.usf.edu) and Tina M. Neville (neville@mail.usf.edu) are both Librarians at Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of Florida St. Petersburg.

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Published

2017-07-14

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 3 (2017): July

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Features

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