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THE IRO ACCRA, AND THE IRC ACCRA, PRESENTS :

THE IRO ACCRA, AND THE IRC ACCRA, PRESENTS :. OPEN ACCESS DATABASES : THE POWER OF FREE, OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES NOW OPENS UP MANY RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES .

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  1. THE IRO ACCRA, AND THE IRC ACCRA, PRESENTS: OPEN ACCESS DATABASES: THE POWER OF FREE, OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES NOW OPENS UP MANY RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES. • All you need is INTERNET: the DATABASES THEMSELVES are FREE; you can access them 24/7 and print, download, or email any article that interests you.

  2. OPEN ACCESS DATABASES: WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW TO USE THEM? We will first discuss DOAJ and SSRN: Directory of Open Access Journals www.doaj.org and: SSRN: Social Sciences Research Network: www.ssrn.com (SSRN covers all the Social Sciences, and Business, Law, Public Health, Entrepreneurship, Accounting, etc.)

  3. First, some background? What is Open Source or Open Access? • An interesting example: • Coca-Cola has kept the “secret formula’ for its famed soft drink locked in vaults around the USA since 1911. • The Recipe for Open Cola, along with instructions for how to make it, is publicly available for anyone to use. Cola enthusiasts can adapt and improve the recipe, but must make their findings publicly available for other enthusiasts to test, taste, and improve. • Open Cola is “Open Source.” Coca Cola is not. • Another example is the Linux Operating Systems for computers – each person can make further refinements for all to use and then adapt even further. • Similarly, Open Access Databases are open to all. Your future publications will make up these databases, and in some, you can even download to the database any publications you want to share with the world!

  4. The World Bank’s Open Knowledge Repository (OKR): is an increasingly important Open Access Database • http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/ • Topics the Open Knowledge Repository discusses are located here: • https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/browse?order=ASC&rpp=20&sort_by=-1&etal=-1&offset=40&type=topic

  5. OKR from the World Bank: Note the Search Function: openknowledge.worldbank.org/

  6. Here is a search in the OKR (World Bank) on Climate Change and Africa

  7. Results of that search: OKR, WORLD BANK

  8. DOAJ: WWW.DOAJ.ORG; over 9,000 journals in all subject fields are now covered

  9. The Search Feature of DOAJ: search on Ghana and Banks

  10. We will now do a simple search in DOAJ, although this is not the best way to use this database: results of search on “Ghana and Banks”

  11. We will now do a better search in DOAJ: this is the way the database was meant to be used; use the BROWSE feature in the upper left

  12. As noted, using search is not the best way to use the DOAJ database: Use the BROWSEfeature on the top left of the website

  13. We will now look for Law and Political Science Journals using the Browse Journals feature

  14. Here we find several journals in the discipline of Political Science. We will look at the contents forAfrica Spectrum

  15. Here are the contents for vol 47, no. 12 of Africa Spectrum: notice that all these are in FULL TEXT

  16. Here is the Abstract for the article in Africa Spectrum on the topic of the Environment in Nigeria

  17. And, here is the Full Text of that very article

  18. Continuing the Full Text of the article

  19. The other Open Access database I wish to discuss is the Social Sciences Research Network, or SSRN: www.ssrn.com

  20. Access to the Full Text articles in SSRN is free, but you do need to register to access the database. Registration is FREE.

  21. Once you register and sign into SSRN, you will note Search eLibraryto your left.

  22. In this example, we are doing a search in SSRN’s eLibrary on the International Criminal Court and Africa -- note the search below

  23. Results of that search…

  24. Abstract of that article…

  25. In this slide, note that SSRN gives you a suggested citation, and the complete contact information for the authors. Note that to access the full text you simply click on DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER

  26. Full text of article once we download the paper

  27. More of the full text More of the full text : pg .3 of 49 pages

  28. To look for eTheses and eDissertations, go to the OpenDOAR project: http://www.opendoar.org/countrylist.php

  29. An additional site for locating eTheses and eDissertations and Scholarly publications on all topics is: http://roarmap.eprints.org/ (listing is by country)

  30. Here are a few of roarmap’slistings for the United States: http://roarmap.eprints.org/

  31. To search for additional Open Access Databases in your specific subject areas, consult GOAP • GOAPis the Global Open Access Project • GOAP is sponsored by UNESCO • The URL of GOAP (listing THEMATIC AREAS) is: • http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/portals-and-platforms/goap/thematic-areas/ • The next slide shows the main website for GOAP

  32. USE GOAP’s THEMATIC AREAS TO LOCATE ADDITIONAL OPEN ACCESS DATABASES in a specific subject area

  33. For example, GOAP identifies these Open Access databases for the Sciences (in the next 2 slides)

  34. Additional Open Access Databases for the Sciences from the GOAP website

  35. For those interested in Science, here is an excellent Open Access Database • HIGHWIRE FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY • http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/largest.dtl

  36. Note the Search Feature of Highwire: searching robotics and human in the title only

  37. Results of that search: note the Full Text format is to the right of each citation

  38. For those of you in Medicine and Public Health, PubMed Search is an excellent Open Access Database • PubMed Search: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ • PubMed’s Advanced Search option is: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/advanced • MEDICINE: NOW AVAILABLE: SCREENCAST: BUILDING A PUBMED SEARCH AND USING SEARCH BUILDER http://digbig.com/5bbntb • PUB MED SEARCHES OF MEDICAL LITERATURE FREE! http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/ • PUBMED TUTORIALS FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE: FREEhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmedtutorial/ • MERCKMEDICUS: BUILDING A PUB MED SEARCH http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/clinics/build.html • PUBMED http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez (for setting up automatic ALERTS) • PubMed provides access to over 21 million citations from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and other related databases. Links to selected online journals, some freely available, are also included. Updated monthly.

  39. Here is a search on Antibiotic Resistance in Pub Med’s Advanced Search

  40. Results of that search in Pub Med: note the full text options (red arrow)

  41. For those of you in Education, ERIC is an excellent choice as an Open Access Database • ERIC – Education Resources Information Center • URL -- http://www.eric.ed.gov • Description: The ERIC DATABASE is the largest free database of Educational Literature. • ERIC is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.

  42. Searching the ERIC Database: a sample search on curriculum standards mathematics

  43. One result of that ERIC search: note the Full Text (where the Happy Face is!) and the Abstract

  44. For those of you in Economics, I recommend three fantastic Open Access Databases • ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL STUDIES SCHOLARSHIP: RePEc: RESEARCH PAPERS IN ECONOMICS http://repec.org • and ECONOMICS IDEAS: http://ideas.repec.org • RESOURCES FOR ECONOMISTS ON THE INTERNET (sponsored by AMERICAN ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION) http://aeaweb.rfe.org • The SSRN database (www.ssrn.com) described earlier is also excellent for Economics

  45. For NGOs wanting to access Manuals, Toolkits and best practices from NGOs/Civil Society Organizations around the world, try ELDIS: www.eldis.org

  46. Searching the ELDIS database for the subject of Street Children : all in Full text format

  47. Clicking on “Subscribe” will retrieve Eldis’s automatic newsfeeds (RSS) on topics of interest to NGOs/ Civil Society organizations

  48. Additional Open Access Databases in many areas may be found in the Open Access Webliography in my IRO Website: www.tinyurl.com/6dfaxn

  49. On this website, you will find free PowerPoints on Open Education Resources, eLibraryUSA, Customized Search Engines, among many other topics • www.tinyurl.com/6dfaxn • The website is updated weekly

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