Overview of the implementation and advocacy strategies at the University of Pretoria. The two repositories and their benefits are showcased. The necessity for advocacy is discussed and the advocacy strategies are showcased, ...
A discussion of Open Access, the reason of its origin, its benefits and the two routes to Open Access. It also looks at copyright management and its problems which institutional repository and Open Access managers have to ...
Different evaluation methods where discussed, using SciFinder and Scopus databases as examples. The ideal indexing method would be to index for a specific audience.
Early in 2006 a new four year faculty plan was developed for the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria. The emphasis was on postgraduate training, stimulating research on unique problems and the development ...
Paper presented as part of the following workshop: “Open Access: How to improve the accessibility, visibility and impact of your research output” Workshop, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22 December 2008.
Paper presented during the "Locating the power of in-between international conference", Centurion Lake Hotel, Pretoria, 1 - 2 July 2008. Workshop 4: Uncovering open access: seizing the moment and making it work for you - ...
*Acknowledgement for use of slogan in title: University of Michigan, Deep Blue. This paper was presented on invitation of the Academic Sector AGM of the South African Publishers' Association (PASA), 20 August 2008, at the ...
This paper is all about the impact of an institutional repository on the roles of the subject librarian, the traditional cataloguer, the IT staff, and what can be expected from the research community. All these are important ...
This presentation demonstrates the various steps involved when setting up an institutional repository within a South African context. The paper was presented during the "Ninth Southern African Online Information Meeting", ...
The University of Pretoria recently established an institutional repository on the DSpace platform in addition to a six year old installation of ETD-db for the University's electronic theses and dissertations.
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The poster is based on a literature study on the roles of the integrated library system and search engines in providing information. Due to the impact of digital technology, the library is no longer the top source of ...
A survey was conducted on the scientific visibility of Mozambican researchers in the area of Veterinary Medicine. Visibility is described as having one's papers readily and widely accessible and being cited by others.
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Springer Author workshop for postgraduate students and researchers including the following : Introduction and brief demonstration of the Springer Tools available to you through the University of Pretoria (SpringerLink, ...