Open access : are we there yet? - the case of Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorRaju, Reggie
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Ina
dc.contributor.authorTalliard, Paulette
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Hilton
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-26T08:21:50Z
dc.date.available2012-10-26T08:21:50Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://sajlis.journals.ac.za/puben_ZA
dc.description.abstractIt is often acknowledged that African and other developing countries have a desperate need for quality scholarly information to advance their research output and to make a contribution to the world of scholarly communication. In terms of Africa, South Africa is the most significant producer of research output in sub-Saharan Africa and has, therefore by default, become a beacon of hope for Africa in the area of research production. This case study focuses on the contribution of Stellenbosch University (SU) to the African research agenda through making its research output available via two different publishing models. The first model is the hosting and preservation of its research output via an institutional repository (the green route to open access). The second model is hosting and publishing open access journals, following one of two ‘streams’ in the gold route. In this paper, the authors contextualize open access. The two publishing models in support of the Strategic Plan for the Environment of the Vice Rector (Research) are discussed as it applies to SU. The Library’s adoption of the role of ‘publisher’ is also examined. In the case of SU, Open Journal Systems (OJS) is the software of choice for hosting open access online journals. The paper provides background on OJS, and also discusses the significance of OJS publishing for the University and its researchers. It concludes with the view that despite the perceived success of the Library and Information Service in making available research output in open access format, there are still many challenges that need to be overcome, and that this process is a continuous one and should remain so in order to continuously take advantage of opportunities offered by evolving technology.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRaju, R., Smith, I., Talliard, P. and Gibson, H. 2012. Open access: are we there yet? - the case of Stellenbosch University, South Africa. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-8861 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2304-8263 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/70872
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherLIASAen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor holds the copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectInstitutional respositories -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectOpen access -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectOpen access publishing -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectScholarly electronic publishing -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectOpen Journal Systems (OJS) -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleOpen access : are we there yet? - the case of Stellenbosch University, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
raju_open_2012.pdf
Size:
612.77 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.95 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Research Articles (Library and Information Service)