[Irtalk] SUNScholar DSpace Version 1.7

Tue Dec 13 12:41:25 SAST 2011

Hi Barrie

We basically implemented the following;
http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Web_Analytics
http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Digital_Preservation/Electronic_Archives_Preservation_Policy

Cheers

hg

On 13 December 2011 12:29, Swanepoel, Barrie <barries at uj.ac.za> wrote:

>  It also seems that the overall university rankings are confused with
> that of the Repository rankings. That is what happened in our case anyway.
>
>
>
> Thanks for that link to the citation analysis, I will forward to our IR
> manager. I also agree that citations is the most important factor in
> ranking the actual content generated by a university.
>
>
>
> In the meantime, what strategies are you following, if at all, to ensure
> good webometrics rankings for your IR and university websites? Obviously
> one would not want to manipulate things to create a false impression?
>
>
>
> Barrie Swanepoel
>
> Systems Administrator
>
> University of Johannesburg
>
> Library and Information Centre
>
> PO Box 524
> Auckland Park
>
> Johannesburg
> Republic of South Africa
>
> Tel: +27 11 559 2347
>
>
>
> [image: Description: UJ_emailer_01]
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>
> *From:* Hilton Gibson [mailto:hilton.gibson at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 13 December 2011 12:13 PM
> *To:* Smith, Ina
> *Cc:* Swanepoel, Barrie; irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> *Subject:* Re: [Irtalk] SUNScholar DSpace Version 1.7
>
>
>
> As far as citation analysis is concerned, the only thing I found that was
> any good was this;
>
> http://opcit.eprints.org
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>
>
> It would be great if all IR's could subscribe to a central citation
> server online so that citation metrics can be found and calculated openly
> and transparently.
>
>
>
> On 13 December 2011 12:03, Smith, Ina <ismith at sun.ac.za> <ismith at sun.ac.za>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Barrie
>
> The decision to integrate the look and feel with the rest of the Library
> web look and feel was a decision we took, we wanted a new look for it
> anyway, but it was definitely not a requirement from Central IT or
> Marekting. I think it should be an institutional decision, and will differ
> .... Would love to hear what others think. Hilton is in the process of
> teaching himself css, and he did all the work himself. I think for us it
> was worth the trouble, since we will be launching the new look of the
> library during Jan. 2012.
>
> My personal opinion re the webometrics ranking - I don't think it is the
> perfect system. One can also "cheat" the system in many ways e.g. attach
> each chapter in a thesis as a separate file  vs all chapters as part of one
> file (to keep it in context). You can then increase your ranking since it
> will appear as if you have "more" pdf files. In the end it should not be
> about the ranking (although it can help guide you to do things right), but
> it is about the ROI for the University - investing lots of money and making
> the scholarly output available, so that more can benefit from it. For me it
> would be more important to conduct a citation analysis of the items in the
> repository to track how many times each individual item has been cited. The
> number of "downloads" or 'hits"  I regard as not proper metrics at all.
>
> Kind regards
> Ina
>
> PS: I like your new repository look, and it looks great! Well done!
> ________________________________________
> From: Swanepoel, Barrie [barries at uj.ac.za]
> Sent: 13 December 2011 07:44 AM
> To: Smith, Ina <ismith at sun.ac.za>; irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> Subject: RE: SUNScholar DSpace Version 1.7
>
> Dear Ina and list
>
> We also upgraded at long last from 1.4.2 to 1.7.2.
>
> Our URL now is: https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za
>
> We are now using the Mirage theme.
>
> With some outside help I think that we managed to get the upgrade done
> easily.
>
> Could you expand on how you integrated with the look and feel of your
> institution? Was this a major issue? Did you get outside help? Is it worth
> the trouble?
>
> Also, any thoughts from the list on the webometrics rankings and its
> actual value?
>
> Regards
>
> Barrie Swanepoel
> Systems Administrator
> University of Johannesburg
> Library and Information Centre
> PO Box 524
> Auckland Park
> Johannesburg
> Republic of South Africa
> Tel: +27 11 559 2347
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: irtalk-bounces at lists.lib.sun.ac.za [mailto:
> irtalk-bounces at lists.lib.sun.ac.za] On Behalf Of Smith, Ina <
> ismith at sun.ac.za>
> Sent: 12 December 2011 02:43 PM
> To: irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> Subject: [Irtalk] SUNScholar DSpace Version 1.7
>
> Dear all
>
> We have successfully upgraded SUNScholar to DSpace Version 1.7 at
> http://scholar.sun.ac.za. The look and feel is now consistent with our
> new Library web page to be launched soon, as well as SUNSearch (Primo
> federated search). Inquiries can be directed to hgibson at sun.ac.za.
>
> There are many out there who have upgraded to 1.7 already. Please share
> with us.
>
> Kind regards
> Ina
>
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