Improving Research output at Busitema University in Uganda

Research output in scholarly communication is one aspect of information publication, dissemination, access and retrieval process in many research and academic institutions. This therefore calls for a modern storage platform for online access. This presentation discusses how research output can be improved in Ugandan institutions with Busitema University as a case study. The study will use a survey research design and will be administered to seven (7) institutions with open digital institutional repositories in Uganda, academic staff and the library users. Qualitative and quantitative research design will be employed. Data will be collected using online Google Form questionnaires which will be emailed to the respondents. The study will then provide the discussion of findings, and recommendations as a guide for future improvements.