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Author(s): Henry Trotter, Catherine Kell
ISBN(s): 9781620677551, 1620677555
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 7.00 MB
Year: 2014
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1620677555 
ISBN 13: 9781620677551
Author: Henry Trotter, Catherine Kell

African scholarly research is relatively invisible globally because even though research production on the continent is growing in absolute terms, it is falling in comparative terms. In addition, traditional metrics of visibility, such as the Impact Factor, fail to make legible all African scholarly production. Many African universities also do not take a strategic approach to scholarly communication to broaden the reach of their scholars� work. To address this challenge, the Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP) was established to help raise the visibility of African scholarship by mapping current research and communication practices in Southern African universities and by recommending and piloting technical and administrative innovations based on open access dissemination principles. To do this, SCAP conducted extensive research in four faculties at the Universities of Botswana, Cape Town, Mauritius and Namibia.

Seeking Impact and Visibility Scholarly Communication in Southern Africa 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1 – Programme overview
Scholarly in/visibility
Open access for development
Technology and capacity
Project description
Chapter 2 – Project components and methodology
Selection of pilot sites
The principal investigation (PI) team
Methodology
Research components
Expansive learning and change/advocacy
Research strands
Implementation initiative
Integration and analysis of data
Conclusion
Chapter 3 – The Southern African university context
Southern Africa
University of Botswana
University of Cape Town
University of Mauritius
University of Namibia
Conclusion
Chapter 4 – Scholarly communication policy landscape in Southern Africa
The international context
The national context
The institutional context
Analysis
Chapter 5 – Research and communication practices
Faculty profiles
Time spent on teaching, research and administration
Values
Rewards and incentives
Conclusion
Chapter 6 – The SCAP implementation initiative
UB Department of Library and Information Studies
UCT Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit
UoM Faculty of Science
UNAM Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Conclusion
Chapter 7 – Challenges, contradictions and opportunities
Challenges
Contradictions
Opportunities
Conclusion
Chapter 8 – Key findings
Research and communication practices
Policy
Infrastructure and capacity
Chapter 9 – Recommendations
To national governments
To university administrations
To university scholars
To research funding agencies

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