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Presentation
Open Access and institution’s research output discoverability and visibility
University of KwaZulu-Natal (2021)
  • Nader Ale Ebrahim, Alzahra University
Abstract
Open Access is a broad international movement that seeks to grant free and open online access to academic information. A publication is defined as 'Open Access' when there are no financial, legal or technical barriers to accessing it. With the help of Open Access (OA) movement, publications can more easily be found in any search result. However, simply placing research outputs in an institutional repository is not enough. Make your content discoverable and usable by using the proper “Research Tools”. Researchers have spent plenty of time and effort on writing their research for publication. However, most of the researchers stop their work after publication. Dissemination and archiving an article is an essential phase of the publication life cycle. There are tools that help to increase an institution’s research output discoverability and visibility. Effective use of these tools, which will be elaborated in this webinar, can result in increased visibility and, thus, improve the institution’s research output discoverability.
Keywords
  • H-index,
  • Improve citations,
  • Research tools,
  • Research visibility,
  • Research impact,
  • University rankings
Publication Date
October 26, 2021
Location
University of KwaZulu-Natal, University Road, Westville, Private Bag X 54001, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
DOI
10.6084/m9.figshare.16870625.v1
Citation Information
Nader Ale Ebrahim. "Open Access and institution’s research output discoverability and visibility" University of KwaZulu-Natal (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/aleebrahim/277/