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Users’ Perception And Satisfaction With Higher Education Commission Pakistan Research Repository (Prr): Problems And Opportunities, Muhammad Safdar, Shafiq Ur Rehman
Users’ Perception And Satisfaction With Higher Education Commission Pakistan Research Repository (Prr): Problems And Opportunities, Muhammad Safdar, Shafiq Ur Rehman
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The purpose of this study was to know the users’ perception, awareness, purpose, problems, and satisfaction with Pakistan Research Repository (PRR). To meet the purpose, study was conducted in multiple phases. In the first phase, literature review was done. And, on the bases of reviewed literature, a semi structured questionnaire was developed. Data was collected via online survey from 400 users (LIS professionals & library users of Pakistan) of PRR. A convenience sampling method was used. The useable responses were 384 (96%).
Results of the study revealed that majority (36.2 %) of the respondents came to know about PRR through …
Unl Digital Commons For Ucare, Paul Royster
Unl Digital Commons For Ucare, Paul Royster
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Conference Presentations and Speeches
UCARE is the program for Undergraduate Creative Activity and Research at University of Nebraska–Lincoln. It gives college students the opportunity to be co-researchers and co-authors with university faculty. This presentation concerns the digital preservation and online distribution of those research products. It interprets the story of Noah's Ark, not as a historical fable, but as an existential one—an illustration of the digital flood constantly ongoing around us at every moment. Noah did not discriminate between "good" and "bad" animals; he included every species. When the time came, he released all the animals back into the world, having preserved them for …
Shaping The Repository, Paul Royster
Shaping The Repository, Paul Royster
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Conference Presentations and Speeches
Repositories play 2 critical roles: collection and dissemination. How Nebraska's repository has progressed despite not taking common expert advice. Remarks on the current state of publishing. Opportunities for library publishing and disruptive innovation. A call for scholarship to "come out of Babylon"--the commercial marketplace that inhibits the free creation and sharing of knowledge. A call for librarians to take leadership in the evolution of new roles and relationships with our faculty colleagues. Sturm und Drang, hyperbole, irony, and passion.
Note: Download button links to pdf version. PowerPoint slides (~30mb) attached below as related file.
Streaming video is available at http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/lawrepositories/2015/lr2015/1/