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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">It also seems that the overall university rankings are confused with that of the Repository rankings. That is what happened in our case anyway.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">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?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Barrie Swanepoel</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">University of Johannesburg</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Library and Information Centre</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">PO Box 524<br>
Auckland Park</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Johannesburg<br>
Republic of South Africa</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Tel: +27 11 559 2347</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Hilton Gibson [mailto:hilton.gibson@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> 13 December 2011 12:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Smith, Ina<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Swanepoel, Barrie; irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Irtalk] SUNScholar DSpace Version 1.7</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As far as citation analysis is concerned, the only thing I found that was any good was this;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://opcit.eprints.org/">http://opcit.eprints.org</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 13 December 2011 12:03, Smith, Ina <<a href="mailto:ismith@sun.ac.za">ismith@sun.ac.za</a>> <<a href="mailto:ismith@sun.ac.za">ismith@sun.ac.za</a>> wrote:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Barrie<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Kind regards<br>
Ina<br>
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PS: I like your new repository look, and it looks great! Well done!<br>
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From: Swanepoel, Barrie [<a href="mailto:barries@uj.ac.za">barries@uj.ac.za</a>]<br>
Sent: 13 December 2011 07:44 AM<br>
To: Smith, Ina <<a href="mailto:ismith@sun.ac.za">ismith@sun.ac.za</a>>; <a href="mailto:irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za">
irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a><br>
Subject: RE: SUNScholar DSpace Version 1.7<br>
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Dear Ina and list<br>
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We also upgraded at long last from 1.4.2 to 1.7.2.<br>
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Our URL now is: <a href="https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za" target="_blank">https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za</a><br>
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We are now using the Mirage theme.<br>
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With some outside help I think that we managed to get the upgrade done easily.<br>
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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?<br>
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Also, any thoughts from the list on the webometrics rankings and its actual value?<br>
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Regards<br>
<br>
Barrie Swanepoel<br>
Systems Administrator<br>
University of Johannesburg<br>
Library and Information Centre<br>
PO Box 524<br>
Auckland Park<br>
Johannesburg<br>
Republic of South Africa<br>
Tel: <a href="tel:%2B27%2011%20559%202347">+27 11 559 2347</a><br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:irtalk-bounces@lists.lib.sun.ac.za">irtalk-bounces@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:irtalk-bounces@lists.lib.sun.ac.za">irtalk-bounces@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a>] On Behalf Of Smith, Ina <<a href="mailto:ismith@sun.ac.za">ismith@sun.ac.za</a>><br>
Sent: 12 December 2011 02:43 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za">irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a><br>
Subject: [Irtalk] SUNScholar DSpace Version 1.7<br>
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Dear all<br>
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We have successfully upgraded SUNScholar to DSpace Version 1.7 at <a href="http://scholar.sun.ac.za" target="_blank">
http://scholar.sun.ac.za</a>. 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
<a href="mailto:hgibson@sun.ac.za">hgibson@sun.ac.za</a>.<br>
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There are many out there who have upgraded to 1.7 already. Please share with us.<br>
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Kind regards<br>
Ina<br>
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Hilton Gibson<br>
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JS Gericke Library</p>
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