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EKO-CONNECT 2020USERS CONFERENCE
LAGOS, 27-30 JANUARY
Theme :
Developing the national repository for science and humanities : Experience of the Virtual
University in Côte d’Ivoire
Dr Cécile COULIBALYManager of the Digital Library of the Higher Education
and scientific research Project in Côte d’Ivoire
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INTRODUCTION
About scientific information, Yves-François (Coadic, 2004) said :
« it is the blood of science. Without information, science cannot develop and live. Without information, research would be in vain and knowledge would no longer be »
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INTRODUCTION
What happen in Africa in the Open Science environmentfor academic and research institutions?
In general, access to scientific information is very difficult- weak of african citations, the invisibility of the majority of the
african universities in the ranking (Côte d’Ivoire), - Invisibility of most of the african libraries
databases/repositories, - african scientists publications archives unfindable in the local
institutions databases, - etc.
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INTRODUCTION
Open Science concept development and paradigm
§ Collaboration (communities : scientists and non-scientists)
§ Open Access / Sharing knowledge, metadatas, datas, etc.
§ Visibility / accessibility / use (citability) / impact factor /
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Experience in Côte Côte d’Ivoire : implementing a National
Repository
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OUTLINE
I. HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL REPOSITORY
II. DEFINITION, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
III. CHALENGES AND PERSPECTIVES
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I. HISTORY OF THE DL/NATIONAL REPOSITORY
q 2011: Socio-political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire (lost and destruction of documents and archives collections, databases, libraries
q NREN / RITER created in 2011 and deployed by the Government in 2012
q followed by the first activities in collaboration with librarians : workshops for the use of the soffwares DSPACE/AUA in 2012-2013, PMB/ AUF 2014
q The creation of the Virtual University in 2015 launched in 2016
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I. HISTORY OF THE DL/ NATIONAL REPOSITORY
o 2012-2013:Institutional Repsitory (DIST)o 2014:OpenArchivesproject initiatedbytheUniversity FélixHouphouët
Boignyo 2014-2015:PADTICE:BibliothèqueVirtuelleUFHB/UNESCO-UEMOApilot
project with 8universities (Mali,Burkina,Senegal,Niger,Guinea Bisau,BéninandCôted’Ivoire)
o 2016:DigitalLibrarynamed :BibliothèqueVirtuelledel’EnseignementSupérieuretdelaRechercheScientifiquedeCôted’Ivoire
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II. DEFINITION, OBJECTIFS AND ACTIVITIES
Definition and objectives
The Digital Library of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Côte d'Ivoire is the sum of the projects and initiatives for libraries services innovation, sharing knowledge, accessibility, visibility, promoting research results and preserving scientific heritage. It aims to :- be deployed in all the universities, higher schools, research
institutions for the enhancement of the access and the use of scientific information- contribute to promote open access and open science- Reinforce collaboration between librarians, universities and
research institutions- develop partnership
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II. DEFINITION, OBJECTIFS AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives of the DL :
Built with INVENIO, the various functionalities (deposit, migration, etc.) allow it to fully play the role of a national repository for the preservation of the scientific heritage.
As a research tool, the DL is a framework for strengthening the documentary policy and particularly the national policy on open access (challenge)
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II. DEFINITION, OBJECTIFS AND ACTIVITIES
Activities :
1- Digitalization of8000thesis anddissertationsin3universities in2018and2019with thepartnershipoftheMTNFondation
2.Strengthening theCOBES-CI(Librariesconsortium)since February 2017participating totheLIBSENSEactivities
3.Acollaborativeplatformcreated forsharingnegociated electronics ressources(EIFL,CAIRN,BNEUF,etc.)
4.OpenAccessWeekCôted’Ivoireinitiativestarted in2018andestablishedtobe held annualy bytheministry
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II. DEFINITION, OBJECTIFS ET ACTIVITIES
Activities specificities:
1- Capacity building2.Promotionofelectronicsressourcesaccess anduse(nationalcampain in2019)3.Networking4.Partnership
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III. CHALENGES AND PERSPECTIVES
q Develop infrastructures and internet connexionq Have Open access policies at a national and institutional levelsq Continue the national repository development with the INVENIO3
versionq Continue digitalization and create e-services q Capacity building : Open Science, Open Access, ORCID,
intellectual property and copyright, information literacyq Lead successfully the LIBSENSE Pilot for French speaking
countries q Develop partnership and collaboration with SPARC, ORCID, NII,
etc.
