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Digital Commons Brochure, Cedarville University Aug 2015

Digital Commons Brochure, Cedarville University

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Marketing Of Web-Based Library Resources In Nigerian Universities, Effiong Emmanuel Okon, Inyang John Ime, Etim Ima-Obong A Jan 2015

Marketing Of Web-Based Library Resources In Nigerian Universities, Effiong Emmanuel Okon, Inyang John Ime, Etim Ima-Obong A

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research work assessed the strategic issue of marketing of web-based information resources and services via library websites in academic libraries in Nigeria. Current status of university library websites was examined in terms of visibility, online services/resources and networking with subject gateways, professional associations etc. The study adopted survey design, with population of 44 university library websites and sample size of 16 library websites. Checklist was used for data collection and analyzed using simple percentage. The study revealed that academic library websites were under utilized for marketing of information resources as this development is evolving. It recommended that there should …

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Orcid @ Cmu: Successes And Failures, Denise Troll Covey Dec 2014

Orcid @ Cmu: Successes And Failures, Denise Troll Covey

Denise Troll Covey

Setting and Objectives: Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) recently planned and

implemented a project to help CMU researchers get an Open Researcher and Contributor

Identifier (ORCID) and to enable administrators to integrate the ORCIDs into university

systems. This article describes and assesses the planning, performance, and outcome of this

initiative, branded ORCID @ CMU.

Design and Methods: The article chronicles why and how ORCID was integrated at CMU,

including the rationale for changes in strategic plans. It assesses researcher participation in

the project using transaction log and content analyses, and the performance of the ORCID

project team using recommendations in the …