Literature Review in Institutional Repositories of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

Abstract: Literature Review or reviewing intellectual production on the subject of institutional repositories of Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) is an attempt to identify, define and compile completed research reports, articles of scientific periodicals, books, theses and other materials on specific aspects of the topic. During the last twenty years during which the topic of our current study began to emerge and grow, surrounding what has been written and published on the topic of our research helps to gain familiarity with it, proposes new approaches to planning the study and helps us develop a stronger understanding of theoretical implications, in order to benefit from those theses and scientific papers and make bibliographic control on them And access to and benefit from its contents, so it does not remain confined to the drawers and shelves, and enables the community to maximize its returns and activate its results. The study aims to gain familiarity and knowledge of what has been published from sources and references in this field, to help Egyptian libraries and other academic institutions in planning to build and develop an institutional repository for their university theses production in view of the urgent necessity and urgent need it represents, answering most questions and posing all the problems and challenges that Confront these institutions when initiating and thinking about starting or planning to build such a project.