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Changing Research Communication Practices and Open Scholarship: A Framework for Analysis

Author: Czerniewicz, Laura ; Kell, Catherine ; Willmers, Michelle ; King, Thomas Date: Apr 2014 "It is important that academics’ research communication practices are explored to complement these system approaches. How do we think about these issues in order to investigate and illuminate changing forms of knowledge creation and communication? ... Read more c b
Costs and Beneﬁts of Open Access: A Guide for Managers in Southern African Higher Education

Author: Swan, Alma ; Willmers, Michelle ; King, Thomas Date: Feb 2014 In most institutions, researchers will typically enter into a wide range of publishing relationships with commercial and other publishing entities, depending on disciplinary dynamics, considerations around journal reach and impact, likelihood ... Read more c b
Dimensions of open research: critical reflections on openness in the ROER4D project

Author: King, Thomas ; Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl-Ann ; Willmers, Michelle ; Walji, Sukaina Date: 2016 Open Research has the potential to advance the scientific process by improving the transparency, rigour, scope and reach of research, but choosing to experiment with Open Research carries with it a set of ideological, legal, technical ... Read more c b
Factors influencing Open Educational Practices and OER in the Global South: Meta-synthesis of the ROER4D project

Author: Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl ; Arinto, Patricia ; Cartmill, Tess ; King, Thomas Date: Dec 2017 This chapter provides a meta-synthesis of the findings from the Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) empirical studies based on the 13 sub-project chapters in this volume as well as other sub-project research reports. ... Read more c b
Illustrating Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research

Author: Neylon, Cameron ; Willmers, Michelle ; King, Thomas Date: Feb 2014 Universities are under growing pressure to illustrate the "impact" of research they produce, perhaps especially institutions in the developing world, which are expected to balance social responsiveness with the rigours of a competitive ... Read more c b
Impact Beyond Citation: An Introduction to Altmetrics

Author: Neylon, Cameron ; Willmers, Michelle ; King, Thomas Date: Feb 2014 A fundamental concern for higher education institutions worldwide is improving their efectiveness and efficiency. #is is often expressed as a need to maximise the "impact" of funded research. "Impact" is intended to mean the e!ects of ... Read more c b
Open Educational Resources at the University of Cape Town: introducing copyright and Creative Commons

Author: King, Thomas Date: 04 Nov 2014 On 13 March 2014, OpenUCT and the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) held a workshop day with UCT Libraries on open educational resources (OERs) at UCT. Thomas King's presentation covered open educational resources and open ... Read more c b
Opening Access to Southern African Research: Recommendations for University Managers

Author: Swan, Alma ; Willmers, Michelle ; King, Thomas Date: Feb 2014 Open access to research is no longer a fanciful notion promoted by a small group of advocates: it has become a mainstream concept embraced by governments, funders, institutions and researchers. It is an enabler of knowledge societies. UNESCO ... Read more c b
Postgraduate students as OER capacitators

Author: King, Thomas Date: 01 Jun 2017 A comprehensive theoretical, legal and practical basis for OER has been developed over the past fifteen years, supported by the expansion of open source curation platforms and the work of advocacy groups and international bodies. OER’s potential ... Read more c b
Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) Infographic - June 2014

Author: Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl ; Carstens, Rondine ; Cartmill, Tess ; Walji, Sukaina ; King, Thomas Date: 18 Sep 2014 Infographic depicts the Research in Open Educational Resources for Development in the Global South (ROER4D) project showing global coverage of sub-projects and research themes. This includes the general research objective which is to improve ... Read more c b
Research on Open Educational Resources for Development in the Global South: Project landscape

Author: Arinto, Patricia ; Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl ; King, Thomas ; Cartmill, Tess ; Willmers, Michelle Date: Dec 2017 The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project was proposed to investigate in what ways and under what circumstances the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) could address the increasing demand for accessible, ... Read more c b
Research Publishing Models: A Guide for University Managers

Author: Swan, Alma ; Willmers, Michelle ; King, Thomas Date: Feb 2014 How does an institution begin to engage with new forms of scholarly communication and begin the task of capturing – and therefore leveraging – its knowledge output? Scholarly communication requires institution-wide engagement by a range of ... Read more c b
Rethinking Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research

Author: Neylon, Cameron ; Willmers, Michelle ; King, Thomas Date: Feb 2014 A fundamental concern for institutions around the world is maximising the efectiveness and efficiency of their investment in delivering their mission; this is perhaps most acutely the case for institutions in the developing world that are ... Read more c b
ROER4D First Technical Report - June 2013-August 2014

Author: Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl ; Cartmill, Tess Date: 27 Aug 2014 This technical report covers the first year of the Research on Open Educational Resources for Development project, outlining the progress of the central project network and the twelve sub-projects as they fulfill their research objectives. ... Read more c b
Scholarly Communication at the University of Botswana: Case Study Report

Author: Trotter, Henry ; Kell, Catherine ; Willmers, Michelle ; Gray, Eve ; Totolo, Angelina ; King, Thomas Date: May 2014 This report, "Scholarly Communication at the University of Botswana", is one of a series of four institutional case studies. It provides an overview the scholarly communication activity system at UB. Read more c b
Scholarly Communication at the University of Cape Town: Case Study Report

Author: Trotter, Henry ; Kell, Catherine ; Willmers, Michelle ; Gray, Eve ; King, Thomas Date: May 2014 This report, "Scholarly Communication at the University of Cape Town", is one of a series of four institutional case studies. It provides an overview the scholarly communication activity system at UCT. Read more c b
Scholarly Communication at the University of Mauritius: Case Study Report

Author: Trotter, Henry ; Kell, Catherine ; Willmers, Michelle ; Gray, Eve ; Beeharry, Girish Kumar ; King, Thomas Date: May 2014 This report, "Scholarly Communication at the University of Mauritius", is one of a series of four institutional case studies. It provides an overview the scholarly communication activity system at UoM. Read more c b
Scholarly Communication at the University of Namibia: Case Study Report

Author: Trotter, Henry ; Kell, Catherine ; Willmers, Michelle ; Gray, Eve ; Kingo Mchombu ; King, Thomas Date: May 2014 This report, "Scholarly Communication at the University of Namibia", is one of a series of four institutional case studies. It provides an overview the scholarly communication activity system at UN. Read more c b
Seeking Impact and Visibility: Scholarly Communication in Southern Africa

Author: Trotter, Henry ; Kell, Catherine ; Willmers, Michelle ; Gray, Eve ; King, Thomas Date: May 2014 The Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP) was a three-year research and implementation initiative that took place between March 2010 and August 2013. Hosted by the University of Cape Town, the programme engaged the Universities ... Read more c b
UCT Open Education Week 2015

Author: King, Thomas ; Cox, Glenda ; Makwande, Tinashe ; Kawana, Monde Date: 07 Apr 2015 On 13 March 2015 the Vice Chancellor's Open Educational Resources Adaptation project hosted an event which focused on the Open Educational activities underway at the University of Cape Town. Emeritus Professor Martin Hall provided the keynote ... Read more c b