The case of OpenUCT: Increasing access to UCT's research and teaching outputs

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dc.contributor.authorGoodier, Sarahen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCzerniewicz, Lauraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-24T09:51:28Z
dc.date.available2014-07-24T09:51:28Z
dc.date.issued2013-06en_ZA
dc.description.abstractOpenUCT's ePoster submission to the 5th African Conference for Digital Scholarship and Curation (ADSC5), held in Durban (26 -- 28 June 2013). That the research and teaching output of universities is largely hidden is well documented. Ironically the rise of open access policies in the global north (see http://sparceurope.org/analysis-of-funder-open-access-policies-around-the-world/ for many policies requiring this) means that there is a danger of academic outputs from the global south become even more invisible and marginalised. Through the OpenUCT Initiative we worked with 16 local academics from a broad range of faculties and departments to improve their online visibility. They are unlikely to be typical of all academics as they were a self-selecting sample, all interested in and to varying extents with an existing online presence. This poster reports on our investigation into their online visibility and the extent to which their outputs were available openly. These academics were searched for on Google Scholar by name and the findings showed that of the average 7.69 relevant outputs per academic in the top ten results, only 2.94 were openly available (i.e. did not require a subscription to access the full text). It also reports on a sub set of the group who explicitly set out to improve the online visibility of their work, and the results of those efforts. In conclusion, drawing on this small study, this poster will discuss some lessons learnt regarding of the curation of academic outputs and the challenges of sharing and promoting content in the online space.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitation 2013. <i>The case of OpenUCT: Increasing access to UCT's research and teaching outputs.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2308en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation. 2013. <i>The case of OpenUCT: Increasing access to UCT's research and teaching outputs.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2308en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGoodier, S., Czerniewicz, L. 2013-06. The case of OpenUCT: Increasing access to UCT's research and teaching outputs. Moving image. University of Cape Town. OpenUCT.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Other AU - Goodier, Sarah AU - Czerniewicz, Laura AB - OpenUCT's ePoster submission to the 5th African Conference for Digital Scholarship and Curation (ADSC5), held in Durban (26 -- 28 June 2013). That the research and teaching output of universities is largely hidden is well documented. Ironically the rise of open access policies in the global north (see http://sparceurope.org/analysis-of-funder-open-access-policies-around-the-world/ for many policies requiring this) means that there is a danger of academic outputs from the global south become even more invisible and marginalised. Through the OpenUCT Initiative we worked with 16 local academics from a broad range of faculties and departments to improve their online visibility. They are unlikely to be typical of all academics as they were a self-selecting sample, all interested in and to varying extents with an existing online presence. This poster reports on our investigation into their online visibility and the extent to which their outputs were available openly. These academics were searched for on Google Scholar by name and the findings showed that of the average 7.69 relevant outputs per academic in the top ten results, only 2.94 were openly available (i.e. did not require a subscription to access the full text). It also reports on a sub set of the group who explicitly set out to improve the online visibility of their work, and the results of those efforts. In conclusion, drawing on this small study, this poster will discuss some lessons learnt regarding of the curation of academic outputs and the challenges of sharing and promoting content in the online space. DA - 2013-06 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town. OpenUCT PY - 2013 T1 - The case of OpenUCT: Increasing access to UCT's research and teaching outputs TI - The case of OpenUCT: Increasing access to UCT's research and teaching outputs UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2308 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. 2013. <i>The case of OpenUCT: Increasing access to UCT's research and teaching outputs.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2308en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town. OpenUCTen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsAttribution 2.5 South Africaen_ZA
dc.rights.holder© OpenUCT, 2013.en_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/za/en_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVS1PMmFlig
dc.titleThe case of OpenUCT: Increasing access to UCT's research and teaching outputsen_ZA
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