03866oam 22007454a 450 991046502820332120210915035907.01-62067-755-5(CKB)3710000000179994(EBL)1732196(SSID)ssj0001339367(PQKBManifestationID)11761167(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001339367(PQKBWorkID)11366774(PQKB)11754023(MiAaPQ)EBC1732196(OCoLC)887684165(MdBmJHUP)muse40213(PPN)187343195(Au-PeEL)EBL1732196(CaPaEBR)ebr10891830(CaONFJC)MIL663250(EXLCZ)99371000000017999420140815e20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSeeking Impact and VisibilityScholarly Communication in Southern Africa /Henry Trotter, Catherine Kell, Michelle Willmers, Eve Gray & Thomas KingBaltimore, Maryland :Project Muse,2014©20141 online resource (262 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-31968-5 1-920677-51-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246).Executive summary -- Programme overview -- Project components and methodology -- The Southern African university context -- Scholarly communication policy landscape in Southern Africa -- Research and communication practices -- The SCAP implementation initiative -- Challenges, contradictions and opportunities -- Key findings -- Recommendations -- References.African scholarly research is relatively invisible globally because even though research production on the continent is growing in absolute terms, it is falling in comparative terms. In addition, traditional metrics of visibility, such as the Impact Factor, fail to make legible all African scholarly production. Many African universities also do not take a strategic approach to scholarly communication to broaden the reach of their scholars' work. To address this challenge, the Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP) was established to help raise the visibility of African scholarship by mapping current research and communication practices in Southern African universities and by recommending and piloting technical and administrative innovations based on open access dissemination principles. To do this, SCAP conducted extensive research in four faculties at the Universities of Botswana, Cape Town, Mauritius and Namibia.Universities and collegesAfrica, SouthernResearchPublishingAfrica, SouthernOpen access publishingAfrica, SouthernScholarly publishingAfrica, SouthernCommunication in learning and scholarshipTechnological innovationsAfrica, SouthernCommunication in learning and scholarshipAfrica, SouthernElectronic books. Universities and collegesResearchPublishingOpen access publishingScholarly publishingCommunication in learning and scholarshipTechnological innovationsCommunication in learning and scholarship370.96Trotter Henry1024388King Thomas(Research Assistant),Gray Eve HorwitzWillmers MichelleKell CatherineUniversity of Cape Town.Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme,MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910465028203321Seeking Impact and Visibility2434477UNINA