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A New Iris: Better Integration Of Research Outputs And Tracking Of Research Impact, Pin Pin Yeo
A New Iris: Better Integration Of Research Outputs And Tracking Of Research Impact, Pin Pin Yeo
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SMU moved from an in-house research publications solution to a commercial solution with integrated workflows for research management. The Library is the module lead for the Publications Module. The new Integrated Research Information System (IRIS) went live with the Publication Module as the first module in July 2015. The presentation covers the features of the new IRIS, the challenges of going live with the module, the benefits of the new IRIS. IRIS comes with new functionalities and integration with Scopus, Web of Science, and SherpaRomeo. This gave the Library opportunities to improve workflows, to review the system, to put in …
New Workflows For Research Publications And Repository At Smu, Pin Pin Yeo
New Workflows For Research Publications And Repository At Smu, Pin Pin Yeo
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The Singapore Management University started implementing a new solution for Integrated Research Information System (IRIS) in April 2014. Project background and some success factors is covered. IRIS would replace existing silo in-house systems. The key objective of IRIS is to have one system that takes care of ethics, research project management, grant management, publications and reporting. During the IRIS project implementation, the tasks performed included mapping of existing fields to the new IRIS and loading of existing data to IRIS test system. New workflows and some re-configuration of the default system were proposed.
The Life Of Pi: A Paper Born In Smu: Skit On Publishing, Open Access, Research Data, Pin Pin Yeo
The Life Of Pi: A Paper Born In Smu: Skit On Publishing, Open Access, Research Data, Pin Pin Yeo
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The SMU librarians performed a skit in celebration of Open Access Week. The skit entitled "The Life of Pi: A Paper Born in SMU" tells the story of an original manuscript’s journey to get accepted in a journal, finally getting published in an open access journal and depositing an appropriate version in the institutional repository. The Library also wanted the research data to be deposited. Done with Singapore flavour using some Singlish, the skit was performed on 28 October at a function for faculty in the Li Ka Shing Library at the Singapore Management University. Cast: Rajendra Munoo, Tamera Hanken, …
Visionaries, Architects And Pioneers: Conceptualising Smu, Pin Pin Yeo, Patricia Meyer
Visionaries, Architects And Pioneers: Conceptualising Smu, Pin Pin Yeo, Patricia Meyer
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The Singapore Management University (SMU) Library was tasked with documenting the early history of SMU by the chairman of its board of trustees. An oral history project to interview the pioneers involved in the formation of the university began in 2011. The project team included the Library, the Information Technology department, and a researcher/interviewer who was familiar with SMU. It was a steep learning curve for the team. As they conducted and processed the interviews, they learned about and made decisions on interviewing, recording, transcribing, storage, website design, discoverability, usability, and sustainability. The resulting oral history website presents the interviews …
Global Sharing Of Open Access At Smu, Pin Pin Yeo
Global Sharing Of Open Access At Smu, Pin Pin Yeo
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The Li Ka Shing Library at Singapore Management University (SMU) organised “Global Sharing of Open Access Content”, a half-day event together with bepress (Berkeley Electronic Press) on 23 August 2013.
Growing Ink: The Curious Case Of The Institutional Repository At Smu, Pin Pin Yeo
Growing Ink: The Curious Case Of The Institutional Repository At Smu, Pin Pin Yeo
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InK, the institutional repository of the Singapore Management University (SMU) was officially launched in January 2011 with 8,000 metadata records for SMU research publications, only 700 of which was full text. The Library uses a variety of strategies to increase the number of full text papers and to raise awareness about Open Access amongst the faculty. SMU’s Open Access policy was approved by the University’s Research Council and promulgated by the Vice-Provost, Research to the community a year ago. The Library pulls the data from the University’s Research Publications System, an in-house platform, to capture faculty publications. This ensures that …
A New Hybrid Reality For Libraries, Pin Pin Yeo
A New Hybrid Reality For Libraries, Pin Pin Yeo
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Parag Khanna explored the different trends that have brought us to what he terms the “Hybrid Age”, which is digital, global, and as well as social. Libraries continue to play an important role in this because they are uniquely positioned.
At The Ifla Markets: Be Clear And Concise To Get Published, Pin Pin Yeo
At The Ifla Markets: Be Clear And Concise To Get Published, Pin Pin Yeo
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Hear from editors and authors about getting published in academic and professional journals, including the IFLA Journal and other IFLA publications.
Getting Ink In The Workflow, Building Full Text And Engaging Faculty, Pin Pin Yeo
Getting Ink In The Workflow, Building Full Text And Engaging Faculty, Pin Pin Yeo
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After setting up InK, the institutional repository at Singapore Management University, we continue to update InK by pulling data from the SMU Research Publication System. We next focussed on getting the full text into InK. We will share the different approaches we tried and the different engagement we had with faculty.
Marketing And Librarians, Pin Pin Yeo
Marketing And Librarians, Pin Pin Yeo
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Barbie Keiser, Information Resource Management Consultant, conducted a one day workshop titled “Substance beyond style: Marketing library and information services in the 21st century” in Singapore on 15 October. The workshop was organized by the Library Association of Singapore and the Singapore Management University. It was held at the Reading Room, Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University. Ms. Keiser noted that she did her first marketing workshop in Singapore in 1989 and was pleased to be back twenty years later.
Research Guides At Smu Li Ka Shing Library: Built With Libguides, Pin Pin Yeo
Research Guides At Smu Li Ka Shing Library: Built With Libguides, Pin Pin Yeo
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The Li Ka Shing Library at the Singapore Management University (SMU) used a new platform, LibGuides to create their research guides. The research guides are traditionally subject pathfinders, but at the LKS Library, the guides are also used as a teaching tool and to support a course. The implementation process for LibGuides and the usage of the guides was explored. Statistics on usage of the guides on the LibGuides platform were provided. The course specific guides at the Library contribute 59% of the usage from the top 20 guides.
High Yields From Course Guides At Li Ka Shing Library, Pin Pin Yeo
High Yields From Course Guides At Li Ka Shing Library, Pin Pin Yeo
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At the Li Ka Shing Library, the librarians started building course guides to support students working on their assignments. The reasons for creating course guides and examples of course guides with their usage statistics are explored. The research librarians got high returns from their course guides as shown by usage statistics and unsolicited feedback from faculty. It was a good way to embed the Library and its resources into the courses taught, to increase awareness of library resources and to keep the library visible.
Impact Of A New Discovery Service At Li Ka Shing Library, Pin Pin Yeo
Impact Of A New Discovery Service At Li Ka Shing Library, Pin Pin Yeo
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At the Li Ka Shing Library, an evaluation of discovery systems was done with one system selected and implemented in a short time frame. The evaluation and the implementation were described. A survey to measure user satisfaction with the new discovery service was conducted and the results analyzed. Based on the results of the survey, the actions taken by the Library to improve the discovery service were discussed. The usage of electronic resources was compared pre- and post-implementation of the discovery system.
Social Learning Spaces In The Li Ka Shing Library, Pin Pin Yeo
Social Learning Spaces In The Li Ka Shing Library, Pin Pin Yeo
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This paper describes the efforts made by the Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University, in the design, creation and continual improvements of its spaces to meet the needs of its community. The Collaborative Study Area was presented as an example of introducing social learning spaces into the Library. We conducted a survey to measure the satisfaction with our spaces and the activities carried out in the Library. In striving to become a research, social and event space for its community, the Library is also used as an event and training space. This article was presented as a paper at …