Institutional repositories MCQs

1. What is an institutional repository (IR)?
A) A place where researchers store their personal belongings
B) A digital platform where institutions store and showcase their scholarly outputs
C) A physical library for institutional records
D) A platform exclusively for peer-reviewed journals
Answer: B) A digital platform where institutions store and showcase their scholarly outputs

2. What type of content is typically found in institutional repositories?
A) Only books and monographs
B) Research articles, theses, dissertations, datasets, and conference papers
C) Fictional novels
D) Social media posts
Answer: B) Research articles, theses, dissertations, datasets, and conference papers

3. What is the primary purpose of an institutional repository?
A) To limit access to research outputs
B) To promote plagiarism
C) To provide open access to institutional research outputs and increase visibility
D) To restrict collaboration among researchers
Answer: C) To provide open access to institutional research outputs and increase visibility

4. How does an institutional repository contribute to open access?
A) By restricting access to research outputs
B) By providing free and unrestricted access to scholarly works
C) By hiding research findings
D) By promoting paid subscriptions for access
Answer: B) By providing free and unrestricted access to scholarly works

5. Who typically manages an institutional repository?
A) Individual researchers
B) Academic publishers
C) Institutional librarians or administrators
D) Government agencies
Answer: C) Institutional librarians or administrators

6. What is the benefit of including research outputs in an institutional repository?
A) Decreased visibility and impact of research
B) Increased visibility, accessibility, and impact of research
C) Increased difficulty in finding research outputs
D) Decreased collaboration among researchers
Answer: B) Increased visibility, accessibility, and impact of research

7. What is metadata in the context of institutional repositories?
A) A physical storage location for research outputs
B) Information that describes and provides context for research outputs
C) A database for financial records
D) A platform for social media posts
Answer: B) Information that describes and provides context for research outputs

8. How can researchers benefit from depositing their work in an institutional repository?
A) By limiting access to their research outputs
B) By increasing the visibility, accessibility, and impact of their research
C) By promoting plagiarism
D) By avoiding peer review
Answer: B) By increasing the visibility, accessibility, and impact of their research

9. What is the role of copyright in institutional repositories?
A) To limit access to research outputs
B) To protect the rights of authors and determine usage permissions for their works
C) To promote plagiarism
D) To hide research findings
Answer: B) To protect the rights of authors and determine usage permissions for their works

10. What is the difference between green open access and gold open access in the context of institutional repositories?
A) There is no difference
B) Green open access involves self-archiving in repositories, while gold open access involves publishing in open access journals
C) Gold open access involves self-archiving in repositories, while green open access involves publishing in open access journals
D) Gold open access is more expensive than green open access
Answer: B) Green open access involves self-archiving in repositories, while gold open access involves publishing in open access journals

11. How do institutional repositories ensure long-term preservation of digital materials?
A) By deleting materials after a certain period
B) By regularly updating and maintaining backup copies of materials
C) By limiting access to materials
D) By storing materials in physical formats only
Answer: B) By regularly updating and maintaining backup copies of materials

12. What is the role of open standards in institutional repositories?
A) To limit interoperability and accessibility
B) To ensure compatibility and interoperability across different repositories and systems
C) To promote secrecy in research
D) To restrict access to research outputs
Answer: B) To ensure compatibility and interoperability across different repositories and systems

13. How do institutional repositories contribute to research impact assessment?
A) By hiding research outputs
B) By providing metrics and usage statistics for research outputs
C) By promoting plagiarism
D) By avoiding peer review
Answer: B) By providing metrics and usage statistics for research outputs

14. What is the role of embargo periods in institutional repositories?
A) To promote immediate open access to all research outputs
B) To restrict access to research outputs for a certain period before making them openly accessible
C) To promote plagiarism
D) To limit collaboration among researchers
Answer: B) To restrict access to research outputs for a certain period before making them openly accessible

15. How do institutional repositories support research collaboration?
A) By limiting access to research outputs
B) By providing a platform for sharing and collaborating on research outputs
C) By promoting plagiarism
D) By avoiding peer review
Answer: B) By providing a platform for sharing and collaborating on research outputs

16. What is the role of access controls in institutional repositories?
A) To limit access to research outputs
B) To provide open access to all research outputs
C) To promote plagiarism
D) To restrict collaboration among researchers
Answer: A) To limit access to research outputs

17. How do institutional repositories contribute to data sharing and transparency?
A) By hiding research data
B) By providing open access to research data and promoting transparency
C) By limiting access to research data
D) By promoting secrecy in research
Answer: B) By providing open access to research data and promoting transparency

18. What is the role of version control in institutional repositories?
A) To hide research versions
B) To manage and track different versions of research outputs over time
C) To promote plagiarism
D) To restrict collaboration among researchers
Answer: B) To manage and track different versions of research outputs over time

19. How can institutional repositories benefit academic institutions?
A) By limiting access to institutional research outputs
B) By increasing the visibility, impact, and reputation of the institution’s research
C) By promoting plagiarism
D) By avoiding peer review
Answer: B) By increasing the visibility, impact, and reputation of the institution’s research

20. What is the significance of interoperability in institutional repositories?
A) It hinders access to research outputs
B) It ensures that repositories can exchange and use data effectively across different systems
C) It promotes secrecy in research
D) It restricts collaboration among researchers
Answer: B) It ensures that repositories can exchange and use data effectively across different systems

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