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Evaluating An Institutional Repository: A Case Study Of Singapore Management University, Pin Pin Yeo

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An institutional repository (IR) was launched in 2010 for a university in Singapore. The motivations of setting up an IR were to dissemination the research output through open access, to promote the university and researchers, and to help increase their research impact. Some quantitative and qualitative performance indicators were selected and used to measure the success of the IR. For the review and the performance indicators, the data used came from the IR at SMU, interviews with faculty members, and a study of a set of journal articles available in the IR to test a hypothesis. The results of the …

Smu Libraries Annual Report 2022-2023: Transforming Knowledge Into Lasting Connections, Singapore Management University

SMU Corporate Reports

The annual report gives a compilation of SMU Libraries’ key initiatives for the academic year 2022 – 2023. It is one way of communicating the positive impact that libraries have on the teaching, learning and research needs of the SMU community, and I hope the following pages give you a comprehensive view of the myriad ways in which the Libraries play a role in the academic journey of our community.

Ai In Universities And Libraries, Aaron Tay

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Everyone is familiar with ChatGPT. But can ChatGPT alone be used for information retrieval? In this Keynote speech, Aaron argues that ChatGPT or similar large language models alone is not sufficient for information retrieval. As databases such as Scopus, Dimensions announce new beta search tools that leverage generative AI, he provides a overview of how these tools that blend search with generative AI (large language models) work (using a technique known as Retrieval Augmented Generation or RAG) and explains the pros and cons of this new class of search tools.

He ends with a prediction of what the next 3 …

Academic Libraries In An Open Access And Ai First World – An Attempt To Peer Into The Future, Aaron Tay

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Technology is rapidly advancing, and AI is becoming more sophisticated everyday, But what is even more exciting is that academic libraries are going to be impacted even more. Why is that? It's because even the most advanced algorithm will not work without data to train on.