Library newsletter, vol. 1, issue 1, Oct. 2013
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJ Library newsletter , UJ Library events
- Type: Newsletter
- Identifier: uj:1643 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8667
- Description: The newsletter gives information about what's been happening at the UJ Library & Information Centre.
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJ Library newsletter , UJ Library events
- Type: Newsletter
- Identifier: uj:1643 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8667
- Description: The newsletter gives information about what's been happening at the UJ Library & Information Centre.
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Library newsletter, vol. 1, issue 2, 21 Oct. 2013
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJ Library events , UJ Library newsletter
- Type: Newsletter
- Identifier: uj:1644 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8668
- Description: The newsletter gives information about what's been happening at the UJ Library.
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJ Library events , UJ Library newsletter
- Type: Newsletter
- Identifier: uj:1644 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8668
- Description: The newsletter gives information about what's been happening at the UJ Library.
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Library newsletter, vol. 1, issue 3, 01 Nov. 2013
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJ Library events , UJ Library newsletter
- Type: Newsletter
- Identifier: uj:1645 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8669
- Description: The newsletter keeps you informed about the library activities.
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJ Library events , UJ Library newsletter
- Type: Newsletter
- Identifier: uj:1645 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8669
- Description: The newsletter keeps you informed about the library activities.
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Open access : increases the visibility, readership and impact of author's works
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Author rights , Author citations , Open access publishing , Open access
- Type: Presentation
- Identifier: uj:1123 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12692
- Description: Open Access Publishing: Authors can choose to publish their research articles in a growing number of journals that meet the full definition of Open Access. Digital Repositories: Authors can choose to deposit their research articles in digital institutional repositories, and enable readers to freely access and fully reuse the article text. This allows any author to make their work available under OA conditions regardless of the journal the article is published in. Effectively Managed Author Rights: As the authors of a research paper, one has the ability to ensure that his/her article can be accessed and used by the widest possible audience – by applying Creative Commons licence. Institutional/National Open Access Policies: effective and robust policies that support archiving of research articles and making the default mode for their researchers are growing worldwide
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Author rights , Author citations , Open access publishing , Open access
- Type: Presentation
- Identifier: uj:1123 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12692
- Description: Open Access Publishing: Authors can choose to publish their research articles in a growing number of journals that meet the full definition of Open Access. Digital Repositories: Authors can choose to deposit their research articles in digital institutional repositories, and enable readers to freely access and fully reuse the article text. This allows any author to make their work available under OA conditions regardless of the journal the article is published in. Effectively Managed Author Rights: As the authors of a research paper, one has the ability to ensure that his/her article can be accessed and used by the widest possible audience – by applying Creative Commons licence. Institutional/National Open Access Policies: effective and robust policies that support archiving of research articles and making the default mode for their researchers are growing worldwide
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Scholarly communication: the challenge and impact of open access (OA) and institutional repositories (IRs), a South African perspective
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2014-04-29
- Subjects: Open access publishing , Institutional repositories , Scholarly communication
- Type: Presentation
- Identifier: uj:1098 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10418
- Description: The presentation reviews the impact of open access (OA) and how research institutes and universities have in many ways been agents of significant knowledge production in South Africa. As one of the institutional repository (IR) managers in South Africa, the researcher views the axis of information, communication and technology (ICTs), OA and IRs as enablers for local scholarly communication and knowledge production that should all be embraced by universities and research institutions in South Africa, and the rest of the African continent. The learning, research and teaching environment at South Africa universities and research institutions due to the availability of the Internet has changed for the better. Therefore harnessing research information related to aspects of cultural, political, socio-economic and scientific knowledge should be a priority for academia and libraries. The OA model is not just applicable to scholarly communication and publishing but has opened avenues for all to publish and be visible thereby unlocking some barriers that have been blocking the exchange and dissemination of original new and old evidence particularly, journal articles, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, as well as immerging new researchers in South Africa and the African academia. According to the Thompson Reuters report (2010), [Africa’s contribution to the global body of scientific research is very small and does little to benefit its own populations. On the other hand the African Diaspora provides powerful intellectual input to the research achievements of other countries but returns less benefit to their countries of birth. That is at least in part because of a chronic lack of investment in facilities for research and teaching, a deficit that must be remedied] - Global Research Report Africa (2010). This research looks at the various stages of development of open access implementation at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), University of South Africa (UNISA), University of Pretoria (UP), University of Stellenbosch (SUN) and Centre for Science and Industrial Research Council (CSIR), early adopters of D-Space. IR Managers from this consortium formed a community of practice (CoP) from which this study was investigated. The case study reviews the milestones achieved with regards to institutional IR policies and OA readiness in South Africa in general. Though a number of questions and challenges still remain, the research attempted to uncover most practical problems impeding IR functions and services at these institutions mentioned and also provide solutions to disseminating research outputs from South African scholars. Some include the IR framework policy, procedures and copyright vs. self-archiving or institutional archiving at this stage of development of OA repositories in South Africa. Nevertheless the CoP, availability of ICTs, other peripherals to digitize retrospective and born digital research outputs, i.e. papers, reports, book chapters, theses and dissertations as well as support given by institutions will foster further collaboration and better results. Importantly IR managers are now able to measure and report on the visibility and usage of the visible research output in IRs to stakeholders. In the long term local knowledge in the sciences and humanities residing in universities, research institutes and other domains in Africa, precisely located in South Africa would dramatically be accessible and visible online due to OA. Institutions can therefore share knowledge and eliminate exiting barriers and make academic and scientific research outputs visible to the rest of the world.
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2014-04-29
- Subjects: Open access publishing , Institutional repositories , Scholarly communication
- Type: Presentation
- Identifier: uj:1098 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10418
- Description: The presentation reviews the impact of open access (OA) and how research institutes and universities have in many ways been agents of significant knowledge production in South Africa. As one of the institutional repository (IR) managers in South Africa, the researcher views the axis of information, communication and technology (ICTs), OA and IRs as enablers for local scholarly communication and knowledge production that should all be embraced by universities and research institutions in South Africa, and the rest of the African continent. The learning, research and teaching environment at South Africa universities and research institutions due to the availability of the Internet has changed for the better. Therefore harnessing research information related to aspects of cultural, political, socio-economic and scientific knowledge should be a priority for academia and libraries. The OA model is not just applicable to scholarly communication and publishing but has opened avenues for all to publish and be visible thereby unlocking some barriers that have been blocking the exchange and dissemination of original new and old evidence particularly, journal articles, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, as well as immerging new researchers in South Africa and the African academia. According to the Thompson Reuters report (2010), [Africa’s contribution to the global body of scientific research is very small and does little to benefit its own populations. On the other hand the African Diaspora provides powerful intellectual input to the research achievements of other countries but returns less benefit to their countries of birth. That is at least in part because of a chronic lack of investment in facilities for research and teaching, a deficit that must be remedied] - Global Research Report Africa (2010). This research looks at the various stages of development of open access implementation at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), University of South Africa (UNISA), University of Pretoria (UP), University of Stellenbosch (SUN) and Centre for Science and Industrial Research Council (CSIR), early adopters of D-Space. IR Managers from this consortium formed a community of practice (CoP) from which this study was investigated. The case study reviews the milestones achieved with regards to institutional IR policies and OA readiness in South Africa in general. Though a number of questions and challenges still remain, the research attempted to uncover most practical problems impeding IR functions and services at these institutions mentioned and also provide solutions to disseminating research outputs from South African scholars. Some include the IR framework policy, procedures and copyright vs. self-archiving or institutional archiving at this stage of development of OA repositories in South Africa. Nevertheless the CoP, availability of ICTs, other peripherals to digitize retrospective and born digital research outputs, i.e. papers, reports, book chapters, theses and dissertations as well as support given by institutions will foster further collaboration and better results. Importantly IR managers are now able to measure and report on the visibility and usage of the visible research output in IRs to stakeholders. In the long term local knowledge in the sciences and humanities residing in universities, research institutes and other domains in Africa, precisely located in South Africa would dramatically be accessible and visible online due to OA. Institutions can therefore share knowledge and eliminate exiting barriers and make academic and scientific research outputs visible to the rest of the world.
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The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities : are we there yet?
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities , Open Access Mandate , SciELO SA , University of the Witwatersrand. Open Access policy , Unversity of Pretoria. Open Access policy , University of Johannesburg. Open Access policy
- Type: Presentation
- Identifier: uj:1116 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12126
- Description: A day of discussion for Institutional Repository managers, Open Scholarship officers and Open Access supporters
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities , Open Access Mandate , SciELO SA , University of the Witwatersrand. Open Access policy , Unversity of Pretoria. Open Access policy , University of Johannesburg. Open Access policy
- Type: Presentation
- Identifier: uj:1116 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12126
- Description: A day of discussion for Institutional Repository managers, Open Scholarship officers and Open Access supporters
- Full Text: false
UJDigispace Webometrics report - August 2013
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJDigispace - Usage statistics , Webometrics , Institutional repository
- Type: Report
- Identifier: uj:1640 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8664
- Description: UJ research webometrics report is based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site citations) they received. UJDigispace webometrics report is aimed at improving the presence of UJ's academic and research output on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJDigispace - Usage statistics , Webometrics , Institutional repository
- Type: Report
- Identifier: uj:1640 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8664
- Description: UJ research webometrics report is based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site citations) they received. UJDigispace webometrics report is aimed at improving the presence of UJ's academic and research output on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results
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UJDigispace Webometrics report - October 2013
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJDigispace - Usage statistics , Webometrics , Institutional repository
- Type: Report
- Identifier: uj:1642 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8666
- Description: UJ research webometrics report is based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site citations) they received. UJDigispace webometrics report is aimed at improving the presence of UJ's academic and research output on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: UJDigispace - Usage statistics , Webometrics , Institutional repository
- Type: Report
- Identifier: uj:1642 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8666
- Description: UJ research webometrics report is based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site citations) they received. UJDigispace webometrics report is aimed at improving the presence of UJ's academic and research output on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results
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UJDigispace Webometrics report - September 2013
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: Webometrics , UJDigispace - Usage statistics , Institutional repository
- Type: Report
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/383887 , uj:1641 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8665
- Description: UJ research webometrics report is based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site citations) they received. UJDigispace webometrics report is aimed at improving the presence of UJ's academic and research output on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: Webometrics , UJDigispace - Usage statistics , Institutional repository
- Type: Report
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/383887 , uj:1641 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8665
- Description: UJ research webometrics report is based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site citations) they received. UJDigispace webometrics report is aimed at improving the presence of UJ's academic and research output on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results
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UJDigispace: Research Webometrics Report - July 2013
- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: Webometrics , Institutional repository , UJDigispace - Usage statistics
- Type: Report
- Identifier: uj:1639 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8663
- Description: UJ research webometrics report is based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site citations) they received. UJDigispace webometrics report is aimed at improving the presence of UJ's academic and research output on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results
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- Authors: Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Subjects: Webometrics , Institutional repository , UJDigispace - Usage statistics
- Type: Report
- Identifier: uj:1639 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8663
- Description: UJ research webometrics report is based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site citations) they received. UJDigispace webometrics report is aimed at improving the presence of UJ's academic and research output on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results
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Weaving a web of support for IR managers
- Muswelanto, Siphethile, Groenewald, Hettie, Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Authors: Muswelanto, Siphethile , Groenewald, Hettie , Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2014-04-29
- Subjects: Open access publishing - Management , Institutional repositories - Management
- Type: Presentation
- Identifier: uj:1099 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10425
- Description: More and more universities in South Africa have repositories and have adapted Open Access policies to archive and disseminate research outs. But the staff responsible for managing the development of IR’s in South Africa face a number of challenges. In order to deal with theses challenges the University of Johannesburg, University of South Africa, University of Pretoria and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are collaborating to share experiences, strategies and solutions.
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- Authors: Muswelanto, Siphethile , Groenewald, Hettie , Matizirofa, Lazarus
- Date: 2014-04-29
- Subjects: Open access publishing - Management , Institutional repositories - Management
- Type: Presentation
- Identifier: uj:1099 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10425
- Description: More and more universities in South Africa have repositories and have adapted Open Access policies to archive and disseminate research outs. But the staff responsible for managing the development of IR’s in South Africa face a number of challenges. In order to deal with theses challenges the University of Johannesburg, University of South Africa, University of Pretoria and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are collaborating to share experiences, strategies and solutions.
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