The Institution established the IR policy for the main aim of ensuring that all materials published by the institutional members are collected, curated, archived, and preserved. The absence of this policy and guidelines is noted to pose some challenges to the DLS staff when making decisions about preserving and disseminating electronic copies of research and scholarly works. Thus, the IR policy shall provide a mechanism to ensure that information and knowledge that is already available or generated at the Institution is easily accessible and utilized by the intended audience. The policy will help improve efficiency and quality of services offered by the DLS and enables the creation of forums to formulate policy on SETI related issues based on research findings.

The Institution established the IR policy for the main aim of ensuring that all published generated by the institutional members are collected, curated, archived, and preserved. The absence of this policy and guidelines is noted to pose some challenges to the DLS staff when making decisions about preserving and disseminating electronic copies of research and scholarly works. Thus, the IR policy shall provide a mechanism to ensure that information and knowledge that is already available or generated at the Institution is easily accessible and utilized by the intended audience. The policy will help improve efficiency and quality of services offered by the DLS and enables the creation of forums to formulate policy on SETI related issues based on research findings.