A proposed vision for the accessibility of educational digital entities in therepository of Mentouri Brothers University - Constantine 1-

Abstract

Digital repositories are considered one of the most important systems for digital information resources management on the Internet. They appeared within the framework of open access to information and the appearance of digital libraries. In light of these developments, many universities created digital repositories to organize and make their intellectual production visible, and took measures and procedures that help make their collections available. This study deals with the institutional digital repositories and more specifically the repository of Mentouri Constantine University 1, aiming primarily to come up with a vision to support and develop the repository to serve educational purposes. The study used observation and interview to collect research data. Results of the data analysis revealed the need to develop clear national and institutional policies that stimulate the availability of educational digital resources in the Repository of the University