Accessibility And Sustainability of Trusted Digital Repository in Nigerian Public University: A Conceptual Approach

Abstract

The paper conceptually reviewed accessibility and sustainability of trusted digital repository (TDR) in Nigerian public universities. The daily lives of people have been affected by the digital transition, which affects practically all aspects of human activity. Academic libraries all over the world are embracing new technologies and information and communication technology (ICT) applications in an effort to both stay up with changes and maintain strong connections with their users. They have created infrastructures and software systems with the ultimate goal of storing and preserving the knowledge produced in universities, the reliable digital repositories, for these reasons. The trusted digital repositories (TDRs) have been successful in gathering research output to a satisfactory level, but more work remains before the TDRs can truly serve as a secure haven for the institutions. By examining the literature in both online and offline libraries, it has been attempted in this research to review concerns regarding the accessibility and sustainability of trusted digital repositories in Nigerian public universities. The paper verified the fundamental idea but also indicated additional functions for the TDRs that can help universities pursue goals other than their typical ones. The population of the TDR is therefore the responsibility of academics who constantly engage in researches. Their wealth of intellectual output will constitute the contents that should be uploaded into the repository. Therefore, the university must engage and train them on how to upload into the provision from their offices and any location of their choice by accessing the provision with login credentials amongst others