Changing research in Mozambique with a shared institutional repository
Connotea Imports 2012-07-31
Summary:
"Advice for others starting up a repository? “Just do it!”, says [Aissa Mitha Issak]. “Our first approach in 2006 was to make a formal proposal to university management. This strategy didn’t work, because they needed to see the repository to understand its value”. The potential is now recognised and a committee has even been established to re-evaluate students’ work. Identifying IR champions to help advocate to university management and faculty is also an important factor for success...."