Institutional repository `eKMAIR': establishing and populating a research repository for the National University "Kyiv Mohyla Academy"

TL;DR

This paper discusses the development of an institutional repository called `eKMAIR' for Kyiv Mohyla Academy, aiming to enhance access to research outputs and support the university's research and knowledge dissemination efforts.

Contribution

It introduces the establishment and population of `eKMAIR', a research repository tailored for a small university to promote open access and research visibility.

Findings

Successful implementation of `eKMAIR' repository.

Enhanced access to research outputs for university members.

Support for open access publishing initiatives.

Abstract

University libraries have an increasingly important role to play in supporting open access publishing and dissemination of research outputs.1 In particular, many libraries are playing a leading role in establishing and managing institutional repositories. Institutional repositories are, most often, Open Access Initiative (OAI)-compliant databases of a university or other research institution's intellectual output, most typically research papers, although many other forms of digital media can also be stored and disseminated. Their main function is to provide improved access to the full text of research articles and improve retrieval of relevant research. The National University "Kyiv Mohyla Academy" is a small-sized institution with approximately 3,000 students and 500 academic staff. Although it is a teaching-intensive university, developing research and knowledge-transfer capacity is a strategic priority and four research institutes have been established, with further research activity going on in the academic schools and research centres.