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- ItemAuthors rights - Comments from the open source community(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-09) Gibson, HiltonTodays postgraduate will probably become tomorrows researcher. Research that is published first makes the greatest impact for the researcher and the institution. Therefore we want to encourage todays postgraduate to publish as tomorrows researcher. So, how do we encourage todays postgraduate to become tomorrows researcher and publish soon and often. We provide a easy to use framework and legal means to do so.
- ItemGoing for gold, achieving āplatinumā - opportunities for libraries towards opening access to information : a perspective from Stellenbosch University(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-10-26) Smith, Ina; Gibson, Hilton; Talliard, PauletteOnline workshop presented as part of the international EIFL-OA and EIFL-FOSS Themed Week October 24 - 28, coinciding with Open Access Week 2011. Title: Open Access Publishing with Open Journal System (OJS). Visit http://www.eifl.net/events/open-journal-system-free-online-workshop
- ItemInformation sharing and collaboration through Web 2.0 tools : opportunities within academic environments(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-09) Smith, I.; Gibson, HiltonWorkshop presented during the HERS-SA ACADEMY 2011 Sunday 11th ā Saturday 17th September 2011 University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa. Visit http://www.hers-sa.org.za/academy.htm
- ItemOpen access : are we there yet? - the case of Stellenbosch University, South Africa(LIASA, 2012-09) Raju, Reggie; Smith, Ina; Talliard, Paulette; Gibson, HiltonIt is often acknowledged that African and other developing countries have a desperate need for quality scholarly information to advance their research output and to make a contribution to the world of scholarly communication. In terms of Africa, South Africa is the most significant producer of research output in sub-Saharan Africa and has, therefore by default, become a beacon of hope for Africa in the area of research production. This case study focuses on the contribution of Stellenbosch University (SU) to the African research agenda through making its research output available via two different publishing models. The first model is the hosting and preservation of its research output via an institutional repository (the green route to open access). The second model is hosting and publishing open access journals, following one of two āstreamsā in the gold route. In this paper, the authors contextualize open access. The two publishing models in support of the Strategic Plan for the Environment of the Vice Rector (Research) are discussed as it applies to SU. The Libraryās adoption of the role of āpublisherā is also examined. In the case of SU, Open Journal Systems (OJS) is the software of choice for hosting open access online journals. The paper provides background on OJS, and also discusses the significance of OJS publishing for the University and its researchers. It concludes with the view that despite the perceived success of the Library and Information Service in making available research output in open access format, there are still many challenges that need to be overcome, and that this process is a continuous one and should remain so in order to continuously take advantage of opportunities offered by evolving technology.
- ItemOpen Access Repositories with DSpace and Fedora(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-09) Gibson, Hilton; Smith, I.EIFL-FOSS and EIFL-OA organised a Themed Week on DSpace and Fedora including a free online workshop: "Open Access Repositories with DSpace and Fedora". Visit http://www.eifl.net/news/institutional-repositories-dspace-and-fedora and http://www.instantpresenter.com/WebConference/RecordingDefault.aspx?c_psrid=E952D7808648
- ItemOpening access to African scholarly content : Stellenbosch Universityās AOARI platforms(UKSG, 2013-03) Raju, Reggie; Smith, Ina; Gibson, HiltonAfrica is viewed as a consumer of the worldās knowledge production. A significant factor influencing this status is the low research output, with the main contributor to this status being minimum access to scholarly content to support research. Stellenbosch University, a leading research institution on the African continent, is committed to contributing to changing this status quo through the distribution of its own research output utilizing open sources. Given the challenges that have plagued Africa in developing processes for the distribution of their research, Stellenbosch University has developed the African Open Access Repository Initiative (AOARI) which uses open source software for two platforms that support the āgreenā and āgoldā route to sharing scholarly literature: Ubuntu is used as the operating system, DSpace is used for its repository and Open Journal Systems for its publication platform. It is anticipated that AOARI will be the bridge that facilitates the sharing of research output and nurtures a culture of research production in Africa.
- ItemPractical guidelines for starting an institutional repository using DSpace software(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-01) Gibson, HiltonThese guidelines are targeted at academic institutions in developing countries world wide who want to start an open access research repository and who want to know in detail what is required and how to do it step-by-step. The guidelines below take a holistic and integrated approach to research institutional repository management. The focus during development of the system has been long term repository preservation, security, stability and interoperability on the internet, using open systems.
- ItemResearch @ Health Sciences : cited more, preserved forever(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-06-09) Smith, Ina; Gibson, Hilton; Van der Westhuizen, Ingrid; Bellairs, LindaInstitutional repository presentation presented to members of the Dept. of Pathology on 9 June 2010, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Campus.
- ItemResearch @ Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering : cited more, preserved forever(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-07-19) Smith, Ina; Gibson, Hilton; Talliard, Paulette; Truter, CorinnaPresentation delivered to members of the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering on 19 July 2010, University of Stellenbosch.
- ItemResearch @ University of Stellenbosch Business School : cited more, preserved forever(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-08-19) Smith, Ina; Talliard, Paulette; Gibson, Hilton; Swart, HenriƫtteDelivered to members of the University of Stellenbosch Business School, Bellville.
- ItemThe simple persistent unique digital store (SPUDS)(2010-06-10) Gibson, HiltonThis paper introduces the concept of the simple persistent unique digital store which is an attempt to provide a means of digital object storage that will survive one hundred years into the future using open standards , technologies and formats. In addition it will attempt to make the digital object store independent of the software used to ingest, store, manage and disseminate the objects. Doing this greatly eliminates the risk of the present interdependence of the digital object store with the institutional repository management software and adds greater utility to future digital store management software systems.
- ItemStellenbosch University research material : cited more, preserved forever(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010) Smith, Ina; Gibson, Hilton; Talliard, PauletteThis presentation covers progress made with the implementation of the research repository of the Stellenbosch University as on 12 February 2010.
- ItemSUNScholar : Stellenbosch University Institutional Repository(2011-09-12) Smith, I.; Gibson, HiltonVisit http://www.eifl.net/news/institutional-repositories-dspace-and-fedora. The recorded presentation is available at: http://www.instantpresenter.com/eifl/E952D7808648. Presented virtually during the "Open Access Repositories with DSpace and Fedora" Online Workshop.