Construction of the Institutional Repository of the University of Carabobo (RIUC) Experience in progress

Abstract

Currently, institutional repositories worldwide are available on the Web for researchers with the preservation of research materials in Open Access. Therefore, Universities are designing these digital portals to disseminate, and provide both visibility and accessibility to their scientific productivity. This paper aims to present an outline of experience in the construction process of the Institutional Repository of the University of Carabobo (RIUC, in Spanish). The qualitative methodology is addressed documentary, where the information collected is focused on active participation in the project. Therefore, the result of it provides the overview of RIUC as part of the socialization of knowledge that is a landmark in higher education, where the reuse and sharing academic benefit the community. In conclusion, the construction of the repository is a contribution to generate and foster a culture of knowledge sharing, in addition to bringing together information as a contribution to other designs