ADOPTING A LOGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE OPERATIONAL PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES OF KNUSTSpace ON RESEARCH, LEARNING AND TEACHING: A CASE OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH OUTPUT BY ACADEMIC STAFFS AND STUDENTS

In recent years, there is an expansive consensus on the significance of openness and dissemination of information resources globally. Information and Communications Technology keeps on changing the creation, storage, distribution, preservation and management of empirical scholarly output which has b...

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Published in:Library philosophy and practice 2019-08, p.1-25
Main Authors: Essel, Harry Barton, Lamptey, Richard Bruce, Tachie-Menson, Akosua, Bonsu, Frank Mensah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Higher education
Institutional repositories
Libraries
Library and information science
Library associations
Open access
Scholarly communication
Scholars
Success
Usability
User interface
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Summary:In recent years, there is an expansive consensus on the significance of openness and dissemination of information resources globally. Information and Communications Technology keeps on changing the creation, storage, distribution, preservation and management of empirical scholarly output which has brought numerous products and services to users of this digital resources. Presently, higher education institutions have gradually acknowledged that institutional repositories (IR) are essential and very powerful infrastructure that can serve as an engine of change. Here, Essel et al aim at adopting and adapting IR evaluation criteria, a business Logic Model and case studies of other university IR evaluation policies into IR Logic framework, which emphasized operational and outcomes assessments to evaluate the connections among investments (resources and activities) and impact of KNUSTSpace on Research, learning and Teaching in the KNUST academic community.
ISSN:1522-0222