A utilização de repositórios institucionais na área da saúde

uma revisão integrativa sobre contribuições, desafios e tendências

Abstract

This integrative review addresses the importance of institutional repositories in the management of scientific in Health Sciences, highlighting their essential functions in organizing, preserving and disseminating academic and scientific knowledge in libraries and educational and research institutions in the health field. By combining and analyzing existing research, this approach aims to explore the potential of institutional repositories with a study on the contributions, challenges, and trends of repositories in light of dynamic and constantly evolving landscape of scientific production in the health field. The analysis of the results revealed a growing use of the platforms to promote open access, increase research visibility, and offer personalized services to researchers. However, it also points out the challenges faced by these platforms, such as low researcher adherence to self-archiving, technical and infrastructure issues, financial and operational sustainability, copyright, and interoperability. The contributions reported in the studies attest to the fundamental role of institutional repositories in promoting the dissemination of knowledge, preserving intellectual heritage, and supporting rducation and research in the health field.