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Margaret Crampton

Access to African Published Research: African Journals Online (AJOL) & NISC SA Complementary Approaches working together. Margaret Crampton. www.nisc.co.za & www.ajol.info. Africa needs. Access to own African research publications

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Margaret Crampton

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  1. Access to African Published Research: African Journals Online (AJOL) & NISC SA Complementary Approaches working together. Margaret Crampton www.nisc.co.za& www.ajol.info

  2. Africa needs • Access toown African research publications • Improvement in worldwide access to African research publications • Improvement in the dissemination of African research in Africa & worldwide • To share the research publications of the 50+ countries of the Continent • Access to the research on Africa scattered worldwide www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  3. The Traditional African Information Environment (Western influences) • Access to Africanpublications is problematic • Information sources in Africa: • Derive from Europe and America • Flow from North to South • Western information, although essential: • Not always appropriate • Not always relevant • Is incomplete for Africa’s needs www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  4. African Information Environment (distributed sources) Thousands of academic journals are published in Africa and about Africa • There is no single database source for African information • Databases are scattered • Journal web sites are scattered • use different formats and software • There is a need to integrated these diverse resources • Adjacent countries cannot access their research output • The world struggles to access African publications Aggregation is the key www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  5. NISC SA Contribution Database Aggregations since 1995 • Compiles databases • Publishes databases • Integrates African resources with world sources • World footprint • NISC SA Database aggregations include: • Africa-Wide NiPAD • Fish, and Fisheries Worldwide • Water Resources Worldwide • African HealthLine • South African Studies www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  6. AJOL Contribution:aggregates African academic research articles • 220+ African Academic journal titles ( and growing) • From 22 African countries • Fully Searchable • Free access to Tables of contents and abstracts • Some full text articles (and growing) • Journal information Document delivery service www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  7. 2005 AJOL – moves to African management in association with NISC in South Africa • AJOL now a not for profit company • Moved from INASP in Oxford UK to NISC in Grahamstown South Africa • Funded by international organisations, including Sida, Norad, DFiD • Now independent but working in association with NISC www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  8. Combined Mission of AJOL and NISC SA is:Worldwide Promotion of access to African research and the publication output of the Continent in the spirit of NEPAD. www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  9. AJOL journal selection criteria • Scholarly content, and original research • Peer reviewed and quality control • Ability to provide electronic format • Permission for AJOL to operate a document delivery service • Published on the African continent www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  10. Number of journals on AJOL www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  11. Registrations - geographical www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  12. AJOL Priorities for the future user-related • Addition of new journals • online publication of full text (top priority) • Website development to serve users’ needs • Linking of article references and abstracts on database products and publisher websites to full text • Counter compliant Usage statistics • Development of a DVD version of AJOL for those with unreliable connectivity • Variety of subscription models to serve both users and publishers needs www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  13. AJOL Priorities for the future journal-related: • Addition of new journals in an ongoing fashion • online publication of full text (top priority) • Website development to serve publishers and editor’s needs • Sustainability through income generation • Promotion worldwide • Development of an Offline system for posting content via e-mail www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  14. NISC Database Aggregation • Related databases combined • Databases with varying sizes and aims • New databases added at any update • Users benefit from exposure to all databases • Combinations span geography and time • Links to full text No single database can be comprehensive www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  15. Database overlap and composite records • Duplicate detection software • Builds composite records • Retains all unique contributions from each database in one record • Composite records are “value added” records www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  16. African HealthLineA Collection of Bibliographic Databases from Africa, the USA and Europe covering relevant African Health Issues • Records 806 865 • Databases 13 • Period 1924 to Current • Abstracts Yes • Updates quarterly • Access CD, internet (Available on subscription ) FREE with African HealthLine: AIDSearch online or CD-ROM www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  17. Africa Wide NiPAD African Multi-disciplinary Information: Social Science, History, Politics, Law, Economics, Development and More • Records 1,905,586 • Databases 39 • Period 19th Century to to Current • Abstract Yes • Updates quarterly • Access CD, internet (Available on subscription) www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  18. Bibliographic Databases embed the links, full text is a click away Click directly to fulltext article Click to full text article On the web - pay by view Biologists - Click to species profiles on the web Link to publisher’s Site e.g. AJOL Locate related Articles: lateral search Contact author : by E-Mail, Snail mail Click to free internet sources 1 Link to holding library NISC Databases • E-Mail results to: • colleagues • librarian for • Document delivery • Link to OPAC: • Locate print • Locate E-journals Workstation From Database linking functionality is the key: dar www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  19. NISC Features Include • African research integrated with world resources • Detailed indexing by subject specialists ensuring relevance for specialists • Powerful user-friendly search engine with inbuilt intelligence offering superior retrieval • Full text linking capability to electronic articles in E- journals from publishers and journal aggregators worldwide. • Detailed usage statistics www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  20. NISC and AJOL combine to serve information needs For more information visit our demonstration, request a trialLog on to www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.zaEND www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

  21. www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

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