Evaluation of the Quality of Digital Repositories in Higher Education: mapping and thematic trends in Brazilian academic and scientific production
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https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.16112Keywords:
Digital Repositories – Evaluation, Institutional Repositories, Higher Education – QualityAbstract
University digital repositories are highly relevant in the academic and scientific context, contributing to the development of research and learning skills, particularly in the quality of higher education. This study aimed to map and analyze Brazilian academic and scientific production on the evaluation of the quality of digital repositories from 2000 to 2024, a period marked by the consolidation of institutional repositories in Brazil, driven by open access policies. The research employed a systematic literature review, in the state-of-the-art format, with both qualitative and quantitative analysis. A total of 36 publications (dissertations, theses, and articles) were selected from 147 retrieved from databases such as the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the Reference Database of Journal Articles in Information Science, the Journal Portal of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, and the Scientific Electronic Library Online. The analysis involved titles, abstracts, and keywords to identify themes, subthemes, and methodologies. The scientific output was organized into three main areas: content scope, service effectiveness, and user experience, the latter being the most frequently addressed. The study revealed that the evaluation of university digital repositories has gained prominence in recent years across all regions of the country, especially in the Northeast, driven by open access policies and the advancement of digital infrastructures in higher education institutions. The majority of the publications are concentrated in the field of Information Science, with occasional contributions from areas such as Public Policy, Computing, and Management. Gaps were identified regarding the lack of consolidated evaluation models in Brazil and the fragmentation of approaches that integrate all three identified thematic axes with equal emphasis, highlighting a lack of coherence in evaluative approaches.
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