Manipal University Digital Repository-A Study

Digital libraries are the demand of the day. Libraries and information Centers are facing challenges due to changes in the form of resources and also due to ever increasing demand from the clientele for more specialized services. Many of the research findings go unnoticed because of their non-availability to the users. Now institutions and universities are interested in developing their own repositories wherein they can store publications of their own faculty,staff and students. Manipal University has developed Manipal University Digital Repository with more than 14000 publications. Manipal University has used EPrints- open source software to develop its repository. In Manipal University Digital Repository- A Study an exhaustive review of literature has been done. Hypothesis assumed in the beginning were tested during the course of the study. Logo and mobile apps etc. for Manipal University Digital Repository has been designed. The suggestions given at the end of the report will definitely help both librarians and Manipal University officials to take Manipal University Digital Repository to greater heights.