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Seeking Impact and Visibility : Scholarly Communication in Southern Africa.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : African Minds, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (262 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781620677551
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Seeking Impact and VisibilityDDC classification:
  • 370.96
LOC classification:
  • LA1503.7 .S44 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Tables and figures -- Abbreviations -- Project group -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- 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 -- References -- Back cover.
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Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Tables and figures -- Abbreviations -- Project group -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- 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 -- References -- Back cover.

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