A study of institutional repositories on women's studies in India and Canada
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine institutional repositories developed in India and Canada containing documents on women's studies.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology consisted of identification of institutional repositories containing documents on women's studies, development of a tool for evaluation, followed by actual evaluation/content analysis of identified repositories.
Findings
It was found that there were 22 institutional repositories in Canada and three in India containing documents on women's studies. The highest number of documents on women's studies were available in the IR of University of British Columbia, i.e. 9,778. About 56 per cent (14) of the repositories contained community on the women's studies.
Research limitations/implications
Those institutional repositories containing documents on women's studies developed in India and Canada were considered for the study.
Originality/value
This is one of the first studies focused on issues on women's studies and repositories.
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Citation
Sawant, S. (2012), "A study of institutional repositories on women's studies in India and Canada", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 29 No. 9, pp. 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419051211294446
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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