International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

This study was conducted to assess dimensions of applicability of Model for Personal Computer Utilization (MPCU) and Information System Success Model (ISSM) at Sokoine University of Agriculture and University of Dar es salaam institutional repositories. They were chosen as guide to study phenomena in relation to adoption of institutional repositories because they contain constructs that are useful for designing and adopting academic institutional repositories. Therefore, the study was conducted to address existing managerial, practical, policy and theoretical gaps in tackling challenges of adoption of academic institutional repositories. Three specific objectives (SO) were to; SO1: Analyze facilitating conditions required for adoption of institutional repository in academic institutions, SO2: Demonstrate measures of institutional repository design and implementation complexities regarding application of MPCU and ISSM models and SO3: Identify long term benefits of the institutional repository through utilization of MPCU and ISSM models in academic institutions. Triangulation methodological approach was designed whereby direct observation, documentary reviews, semi-structured interviews and survey questionnaire methods were devised to collect field data. Analysis was done by using descriptive statistics. The findings indicated that Model for Personal Computer Utilization and Information System Success Model models are useful in the designing and adoption of academic institutional repositories. Furthermore, the findings revealed that the two academic institutional repositories were still facing adoption challenges. This study inform various academic institutional stakeholders to act in different ways in order to alleviate the challenges being faced due to inadequacy in design and implementation of both institutional information systems and open access institutional repositories.