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http://dx.doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2011.28.4.141

A Study on Faculty's Adoption of Institutional Repositories(IRs) Based on the Diffusion of Innovations Theory  

Kim, Ji-Hyun (이화여자대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society for information Management / v.28, no.4, 2011 , pp. 141-160 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined perceptions of 109 professors at doctorate-granting universities in the U.S. who have self-archived in Institutional Repositories(IRs), predicated on the Diffusion of Innovations Theory. The majority of the faculty learned about IRs through the contact from IR staff or their presentations. Relating to five characteristics of an innovation, digital preservation and usage statistics of an IR were considered to be its relative advantage. The principle of Open Access(OA) was found to have compatibility with the values that professors ultimately pursued. The trialability of an IR was determined by the fact that IRs were adopted by faculty through the participation of pilot projects. Professors who gained positive and visible results from IR adoption seemed more strongly support the repository. In addition, it is necessary for IRs to provide stable and effective services that support the continued adoption of IRs.
Keywords
institutional repositories; self-archiving; diffusion of innovations theory; open access; university faculty; research universities;
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