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Towards a Reliable Metadata: Enhancing Data Integrity of Institutional Repositories in the Era of Information Explosion in Nigeria

Jeremiah Agada Enenche ORCID of $Jeremiah $Agada Enenche , Samuel Jimmy Udoudoh ORCID of $Samuel $Jimmy Udoudoh , Fatimah Jibril Abduldayan ORCID of $Fatimah $Jibril Abduldayan , Dr. Ogochukwu T. Emiri ORCID of $Dr. $Ogochukwu T. Emiri
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Amid Nigeria's information explosion, institutional repositories are crucial infrastructures for managing and preserving scholarly output. This study explores metadata integrity within Nigerian institutional repositories amidst challenges such as inconsistent standards, accuracy issues, and the lack of quality control. Through an investigative approach utilising data from OpenDOAR, the study identifies 23 institutional repositories out of the 265 NUC-approved universities in Nigeria, highlighting a low adoption rate of repositories. DSpace is the predominant repository software of choice (87.5%), with journal articles being the most common content type. The study recommended increased adoption of institutional repositories in Nigeria, standardization, enhanced metadata practices, and continuous evaluation. Implementation of these recommendations can bolster repository efficacy, uniform metadata schema, better interoperability, and visibility, and enhance research impact nationally and internationally.

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Jeremiah Agada Enenche
National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Nigeria, Nigeria
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Samuel Jimmy Udoudoh
Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, Nigeria
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Fatimah Jibril Abduldayan
Federal University of Technology, 920101, Minna Nigeria, Nigeria
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Dr. Ogochukwu T. Emiri
Delta State University, 330105, Abraka, Nigeria, Nigeria
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Agada Enenche, J., Jimmy Udoudoh, S., Jibril Abduldayan, F., & Ogochukwu T. Emiri, Dr. (2024). Towards a Reliable Metadata: Enhancing Data Integrity of Institutional Repositories in the Era of Information Explosion in Nigeria. International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, 2024. https://doi.org/10.23106/dcmi.952436148

DOI : 10.23106/dcmi.952436148

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