Development and Evaluation of the Institutionally Farmed Research On-line Repository and Management System (InFORMs) towards Knowledge-Sharing and Utilization

TL;DR

This paper introduces InFORMS, a web-based repository system for university research resources, demonstrating its usability, compliance with standards, and potential to enhance knowledge sharing and utilization.

Contribution

It develops and evaluates a university research repository system that complies with ISO standards, facilitating easier access and management of research outputs.

Findings

System shows high usability and compliance with ISO 25010:2011.

Participants found the system easy to use and beneficial for knowledge sharing.

The repository covers research outputs from the last 10 years, approved by the review committee.

Abstract

This paper presents the usability, acceptability and extent of compliance to ISO 25010:2011 of the developed project InFORMS. Key features that aid in the ease of use, access to, and management of the research resource emerged. From the responses, the developed application evidently suggests its usability and compliance to standards from the participants. The application was limited to showcasing all research resources produced in the University, in the last 10 years, after having gone through approval of the research review committee prior inclusion in the database. Maximizing the web application for knowledge-sharing and utilization is commended, advancing instruction and knowledge economy.