Institutional Repositories MCQs

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1. What is an Institutional Repository (IR)?
(A) A library building storage area
(B) A system for book classification
(C) A digital archive that stores and provides access to an institution's scholarly output
(D) A printing service

2. The main purpose of an Institutional Repository is to:
(A) Sell research papers
(B) Preserve and share academic works of an institution
(C) Replace library services
(D) Print textbooks

3. Institutional Repositories are commonly established by:
(A) Banks
(B) Shopping centers
(C) Publishing companies only
(D) Universities and research organizations

4. Which type of materials are stored in Institutional Repositories?
(A) Financial documents only
(B) Furniture records
(C) Library membership cards
(D) Theses, dissertations, articles, and research reports

5. Institutional Repositories support:
(A) Manual cataloguing only
(B) Restricted information sharing only
(C) Book printing
(D) Open access to scholarly information

6. Which software is widely used for creating Institutional Repositories?
(A) Photoshop
(B) DSpace
(C) MS Word
(D) VLC Player

7. DSpace was developed by:
(A) Library of Congress
(B) UNESCO
(C) MIT and Hewlett-Packard (HP)
(D) Google

8. EPrints is:
(A) Cataloguing standard
(B) Classification scheme
(C) Open-source repository software
(D) Search engine

9. Institutional Repositories mainly preserve:
(A) Office files only
(B) Library furniture
(C) Printed newspapers only
(D) Digital scholarly content

10. Which of the following is NOT usually stored in an Institutional Repository?
(A) Research articles
(B) Theses
(C) Conference papers
(D) Library furniture inventory

11. Metadata in Institutional Repositories is used to:
(A) Describe and organize digital resources
(B) Print documents
(C) Delete files
(D) Replace computers

12. Which metadata standard is commonly used in Institutional Repositories?
(A) Dublin Core
(B) DDC
(C) LCC
(D) UDC

13. Institutional Repositories improve:
(A) Visibility and accessibility of research outputs
(B) Physical storage space only
(C) Book printing speed
(D) Manual record keeping

14. Which group benefits most from Institutional Repositories?
(A) Researchers, students, and academics
(B) Furniture manufacturers
(C) Book printers only
(D) Transport companies

15. Institutional Repositories help prevent:
(A) Research communication
(B) Loss of digital scholarly materials
(C) Knowledge sharing
(D) Online access

16. Which protocol is commonly used for metadata harvesting in repositories?
(A) FTP
(B) OAI-PMH
(C) SMTP
(D) HTML only

17. OAI-PMH stands for:
(A) Open Academic Index Program
(B) Online Access Information Protocol Management
(C) Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
(D) Online Archive Information System

18. Institutional Repositories are closely related to:
(A) Library furniture management
(B) Book classification systems
(C) Open Access movement
(D) Printing technology

19. Which of the following can be deposited in an Institutional Repository?
(A) Thesis and dissertation
(B) All of the above
(C) Conference proceeding
(D) Research paper

20. A major advantage of Institutional Repositories is:
(A) Increased information barriers
(B) Global access to institutional research
(C) Reduced research visibility
(D) Elimination of digital preservation

21. Institutional Repositories support researchers by increasing:
(A) Physical storage needs
(B) Printing costs
(C) Citation and research visibility
(D) Manual searching

22. Which of the following is an example of an Institutional Repository platform?
(A) SOUL
(B) Koha
(C) DSpace
(D) MARC 21

23. The content of an Institutional Repository is usually managed by:
(A) Libraries and research institutions
(B) Book sellers
(C) Publishers only
(D) Students only

24. Institutional Repositories provide long-term:
(A) Book printing
(B) Digital preservation
(C) Physical storage
(D) Shelf arrangement

25. Self-archiving means:
(A) Printing books manually
(B) Authors depositing their own scholarly works in repositories
(C) Removing research articles
(D) Classifying books

26. Which type of access is commonly provided by Institutional Repositories?
(A) Closed access only
(B) Shelf access only
(C) Online access
(D) Manual access only

27. Institutional Repositories contribute to:
(A) Reducing research availability
(B) Knowledge sharing and scholarly communication
(C) Eliminating academic publishing
(D) Preventing collaboration

28. Which technology is essential for Institutional Repositories?
(A) Card catalogues only
(B) Printing machines only
(C) Typewriters
(D) Digital storage and web technologies

29. Which statement about Institutional Repositories is correct?
(A) They are cataloguing codes.
(B) They are systems for arranging books on shelves.
(C) They are digital platforms that collect, preserve, and provide access to an institution's scholarly publications and research outputs.
(D) They are library classification schemes.

30. Institutional Repositories are important because they:
(A) Reduce access to scholarly information
(B) Preserve and provide wider access to academic research and institutional knowledge
(C) Replace all library services
(D) Store only printed books