[Irtalk] Webometrics ranking for repositories

Thu Sep 6 10:31:29 SAST 2012

He can use: http://tex.sun.ac.za.
So we can all "attend".

On 6 September 2012 10:00, Smith, Ina <ismith at sun.ac.za>
<ismith at sun.ac.za>wrote:

> I support it. Barry - if you can maybe summarise the main issues? Else -
> how about a webinar where Prof Mouton repeats his presentation - the one he
> presented to UJ? Shall I follow up on this, since he is with SUN?
>
> Kind regards
> Ina
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hettie Groenewald [mailto:Hettie.Groenewald at up.ac.za]
> Sent: 06 September 2012 09:30
> To: irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za; Gibson, H <hgibson at sun.ac.za>; Smith, Ina
> <ismith at sun.ac.za>; Barrie Swanepoel; Bongiwe Nyide
> Subject: Re: [Irtalk] Webometrics ranking for repositories
>
> Barry
> Please do so, we are quite confused on this side as well, UPSpace dropping
> from the July 2012 rankings in position no 184 to all of a sudden to 267 !
> I've send an email to dr Aquillo who informed me that the latest rankings
> is the correct version... There must be something that we are missing.
> Kind regards
> Hettie
>
>
> Hettie Groenewald
> Institutional Repository Manager
> E-Information Unit
> Department of Library Services
> University of Pretoria
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> >>> Bongiwe Nyide <Nyide at ukzn.ac.za> 9/6/2012 8:59 AM >>>
>
> Dear Barry
>
> Do you mind sharing the issues discussed with Prof Mouton regarding
> rankings. I'm sure we'll get points that would be an eye opener and
> beneficial to us. We are also facing the same challenge as you. Our IR
> doing well, but something somewhere is not right.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bongiwe Nyide
> Project Manager: Library Digitization Projects University of KwaZulu-Natal
> Durban
>
> Tel: +27 31 260 2318
> Email: nyide at ukzn.ac.za
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: irtalk-bounces at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> [mailto:irtalk-bounces at lists.lib.sun.ac.za] On Behalf Of Swanepoel, Barrie
> Sent: 05 September 2012 11:37 AM
> To: Smith, Ina <ismith at sun.ac.za>; Gibson, H <hgibson at sun.ac.za>;
> irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> Subject: Re: [Irtalk] Webometrics ranking for repositories
>
> Hi Ina and Hilton
>
> I agree. We supply the content and vehicle but it is not possible for us
> to advance the linking.
> The research office, researcher and Information librarians are best placed
> to make that happen.
>
> We had a very interesting meeting with Prof Mouton from Stellenbosch.
> His insights opened up a whole world of issues regarding ranking that we
> weren't aware of.
> It might be worthwhile to speak to him about this issues directly.
>
> Do you have any ideas for the IR advancing the universities rankings at
> all? Our IR is doing well, but our University site not. From the top of my
> head I would think that making links to the full text in the IR might help?
>
> 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: 05 September 2012 10:45 AM
> To: Gibson, H <hgibson at sun.ac.za>; irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> Subject: Re: [Irtalk] Webometrics ranking for repositories
>
> I support what Hilton says. Therefore it is crucial that we encourage
> researchers and students to create links from their web pages, CV's etc,
> and cite the persistent hyperlinks.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gibson, H <hgibson at sun.ac.za>
> Sent: 05 September 2012 10:43
> To: Smith, Ina <ismith at sun.ac.za>; irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> Cc: Raju, R, Dr <rraju at sun.ac.za>
> Subject: RE: Webometrics ranking for repositories
>
> Hi All
>
> See:
> http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Ranking/International
>
> SUNScholar is poor on visibility.
> Visibility depends on the MajesticSEO ratings.
> The MajesticSEO ratings are based on the number hyperlinks referring back
> to the domain in question.
> A young repository will take time to get hyperlinks on other websites.
> So the older the repository with more links referring to it, will rise in
> the ranks.
> This is where the help of librarians, the research office etc.. is needed,
> to encourage others to link to items in the repository.
> See:
>
> http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/How_do_I_cite_or_reference_items_on_SUNScholar
>
> This is an ongoing and vital exercise for the success of the repository.
>
> Cheers
>
> hg
>
> Hilton Gibson
> Systems Administrator
> JS Gericke Library
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> ________________________________________
> From: irtalk-bounces at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> [irtalk-bounces at lists.lib.sun.ac.za] on behalf of Smith, Ina <
> ismith at sun.ac.za> [ismith at sun.ac.za]
> Sent: 05 September 2012 10:11 AM
> To: irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> Subject: [Irtalk] Webometrics ranking for repositories
>
> Dear colleagues
>
> Webometrics has changed their web interface, and it seems as if they also
> did some work work on the rankings. See
> http://repositories.webometrics.info/ An improvement I think.
>
> New rankings for South Africa:
> http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/Africa/South%20Africa
>
> Kind regards
> Ina
>
> Ina Smith
>
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