Institutional Repositories as a Global Dissemination Tool of Educational and Scientific Information

The authors present an overview of publications on the introduction and use of digital institutional repositories (DIR) in different countries and in Ukraine. A variety of reference and scientific literature, and publications in international scientometric databases have been analyzed. The role of digital institutional repositories in providing access to full-text electronic achievements, disseminating research results, and maximizing their accessibility and scientific influence is highlighted. The problem of creating and using digital institutional repositories in the training of specialists in higher education, as well as the formation of their information and research competence, is considered. It is substantiated that institutional repositories are a powerful tool in pedagogical universities to conduct and disseminate scientific research results in education, pedagogy, and psychology. Particular attention is paid to the role of library materials in the formation and operation of digital institutional repositories. The experience of Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University Library (Ukraine) is reflected separately.