An overview of institutional repository developments in the Arabian Gulf Region

OCLC Systems and Services

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-89

  Ahmed, Syed Sajjad ^a   Al Baridi, Saleh ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf region; Developments; Implementation; Institutional repositories; Open access; Open systems; Persian Gulf States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861535918     PISSN: 1065075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10650751211236613     Document Type: Review

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