tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88409024276638302622024-02-07T21:52:52.623-08:00UJDigispace: Institutional Repository & Scholarly CommunicationUJDigispace is the institutional repository of the University of Johannesburg. UJ is a premier, embracing, African city university offering a mix of vocational and academic programmes that advances freedom, democracy, equality and human dignity as high ideals of humanity through distinguished scholarship, excellence in teaching, reputable research and innovation, and through putting intellectual capital to work.Matizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-79593321036437914872011-02-04T04:16:00.000-08:002011-02-04T04:16:07.585-08:00Wiley Launches New Program of Open Access JournalsWiley Launches New Program of Open Access JournalsMatizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-77523705247225082222011-02-03T23:59:00.000-08:002011-02-03T23:59:32.320-08:00Wiley::Introducing Wiley Open Access: Wiley Launches New Program of Open Access Journals, Developed to Increase Author ChoiceWiley::Introducing Wiley Open Access: Wiley Launches New Program of Open Access Journals, Developed to Increase Author ChoiceMatizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-9930003681289910372011-02-03T23:05:00.000-08:002011-02-03T23:05:56.276-08:00Wiley Launches New Program of Open Access JournalsWiley Launches New Program of Open Access JournalsMatizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-57747604003579912682011-02-03T22:59:00.000-08:002011-02-03T22:59:37.006-08:00Call for proposals: Open access advocacy campaignsPublished: 31 Jan 2011Open access advocacy campaigns in EIFL partner countries to reach out to research communities Open access is the immediate, online, free and unrestricted availability of peer-reviewed, research literature. It provides the means to maximize the visibility and use of research output. We advocate for open access to promote knowledge sharing.
EIFL Open Access (OA) Matizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-43400539871179630842011-02-03T22:54:00.001-08:002011-02-03T22:54:38.510-08:00How open access repository policies are different from institutional open access policies? In the open access repository policy you define an overall vision for your institutional repository, a collection policy, a submission policy, the content types that you will be including in your institutional repository, a deposit licence and policy and a re-use licence for your institutional repository, take-down policies and embargoes, a preservation Matizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-73928823255306086532010-10-29T01:45:00.000-07:002010-10-29T01:45:57.795-07:00Latest news on the stm publishing industry from scope e knowledge center pvt ltdLatest news on the stm publishing industry from scope e knowledge center pvt ltdMatizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-6496234459803226702010-10-21T08:09:00.000-07:002010-10-21T08:09:20.091-07:00Latest news on the stm publishing industry from scope e knowledge center pvt ltdLatest news on the stm publishing industry from scope e knowledge center pvt ltdMatizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-16726111947177053342010-09-02T06:22:00.000-07:002010-09-02T06:22:11.372-07:00IFLA World Report 2010The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions has released the IFLA World Report 2010.
Here's an excerpt from the "Analysis and Conclusions" section of the report:
Open Access to information resources can contribute to reduce the impact of the digital divide. The fact that respondents that provided data for the specific questions indicated that nearly 90% of library Matizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-30768528789372250992010-09-02T00:39:00.000-07:002010-09-02T04:50:00.170-07:00Strategies for Promoting Open-Access PublishingMatthew C. Nisbet on August 31, 2010, 11:14 AM
About 20% of journal articles published in the sciences, social sciences, and the humanities are open-access, meaning that only about 1 out of every 5 articles are immediately or eventually accessible online without paying an expensive journal subscription fee. And although the open-access movement began in the early 1990s, survey studiesMatizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-44154096901993182512010-08-23T06:17:00.000-07:002010-09-02T00:44:57.879-07:00List of institutional repositories in South Africa
University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Campus
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Name of IR: CSIR Research SpaceURL: http://researchspace.csir.co.zaSoftware used: DSpaceDurban University of TechnologyName of IR: DUT IR
URL: http://ir.dut.ac.za Software used: DSpaceNorth-West UniversityName of IR: BolokaURL: http://dspace.nwu.ac.za Software used: DSpaceRhodes UniversityName Matizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840902427663830262.post-38440637554286280842010-08-18T05:29:00.001-07:002010-08-23T06:51:52.281-07:00Report on UJDigispace utilisation, the citation-impact advantage and the IR Global Repository Ranking<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Matizihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663640065308546840noreply@blogger.com0