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How Texas State U ses the I nternet to G enerate 140,000 + Student Paper D ownloads

How Texas State U ses the I nternet to G enerate 140,000 + Student Paper D ownloads . Patricia M. Shields, PhD MPA Program Director Texas State University ps07@txstate.edu http://uweb.txstate.edu/~ps07/. Presented at the National Association of Schools of Public

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How Texas State U ses the I nternet to G enerate 140,000 + Student Paper D ownloads

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  1. How Texas State Uses the Internet to Generate 140,000+Student Paper Downloads Patricia M. Shields, PhDMPA Program DirectorTexas State University ps07@txstate.edu http://uweb.txstate.edu/~ps07/ Presented at the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration Annual Conference Crystal City, VA October 14-17, 2009

  2. Institutional Repository • Institutional Repository is an online locus for collecting, preserving, and disseminating – in digital form – the Intellectual output of an institution. • Digital Commons is a hosted repository platform by the Berkley Electronic Press(~80 US universities). • http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/

  3. Texas StateApplied Research Projects • Total Number papers = 303 (1978 – 2009) • Total Downloads = 144,718 (2006 – 2009) • Total International Downloads = 18,760 Dustin McLemore

  4. Downloads at Selected Institutions Total Papers = 4355 Total Downloads = 44,719 Totals as of October 11, 2009

  5. Texas State Annual Downloads

  6. Sample of Downloads Outside USA

  7. Note: There were over 1000 search engines – many Google from other countries

  8. Benefits of Internet Exposure More competitive for jobs (link on Resume) Promotions – can show what they know Ph.D. Applications Opportunities – Consulting/Grant Reviewer NSF Market Program Used by Practitioner Community Program Transparency Alumni Relations Brian O’Neil w/father & grandfather

  9. What explains the Downloads? • Search Engine Factorsbibliography citations (first page Google)Wikipedia • Nature of the ResearchTopic Level of Government Methodology Erin Tresner

  10. Bibliography & Google Scholar Holzer, Mark and Kaifeng Yang. 2004. Performance measurement and improvement: an assessment of the state of the art. International Review of Administrative Sciences 70(1):15-31. http://www.google.com/ Copy and Paste into Google Holzer, Mark and Kaifeng Yang. 2004. Performance measurement and improvement ARP The Challenge of Accountability in the Human Services: Performance Management in the Adult Protective Services Program in Texas (2007) Stephen Este

  11. WIKIPEDIA Applying the Andragogical Model of Adult Learning: Case Study TX Comptrollers Fiscal Management Division Michael Roberts http://www.google.com/ Andragogical Provincial Reconstruction Teams Moses Ruiz

  12. Preliminary Regression* Explaining the number Of Downloads Justin Marlin *Forthcoming Lewis Stewart

  13. New Developments Lamar Colins Assessing Middle School Sex Education Programs (2008)

  14. For Information on the Applied Research Project Process at Texas State see the following links. Shields, Patricia and Hassan Tajalli. 2006. Intermediate Theory: The missing link in successful student scholarship. Journal of Public Affairs Education. Vol. 12 No. 3: 313-334 Shields, Patricia and Hassan Tajalli. 2005. Theory: The missing link in Successful student scholarship. Presented at the Annual NASPAA Conference Washington DC [similar to JPAE article but 10 pages more –better] Shields, Patricia. 2006. Using Pragmatism to Bridge the Gap Between Academe and Practice. Presented at the ASPA Conference. Denver, CO. Shields, Patricia. 1998. Pragmatism as Philosophy of Science: A tool for Public Administration. Research in Public Administration, Vol.4: 195-225. Shields, Patricia. 2004. Enhancing the Quality of student papers. Presented at the Annual NASPAA Conference. Indianapolis, IN. Shields, Patricia. 2003. A pragmatic teaching philosophy. Journal of Public Affairs Education. Vol. 9, No. 1: 7-12.

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