Margaret Crampton

Access to African Published Access to African Published Research: Research:

African Journals Online African Journals Online (AJOL) & NISC SA (AJOL) & NISC SA

Complementary Approaches working Complementary Approaches working

together.together. Margaret Crampton

www.nisc.co.za & & www.ajol.infowww.ajol.info

www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

Africa needsAfrica needs

Access to own African research publications

Improvement in worldwide access to African research publications

Improvement in the dissemination of African research in Africa & worldwide

To share the research publications of the 50+ countries of the Continent

Access to the research on Africa scattered worldwide


The Traditional African The Traditional African Information Environment Information Environment

(Western influences)(Western influences) Access to African publications is

problematic Information sources in Africa:

Derive from Europe and America Flow from North to South

Western information, although essential: Not always appropriate Not always relevant Is incomplete for Africa’s needs


African Information African Information Environment Environment

(distributed sources)(distributed sources)Thousands of academic journals are published

in Africa and about Africa There is no single database source for African information

Databases are scattered Journal web sites are scattered use different formats and software

There is a need to integrated these diverse resources Adjacent countries cannot access their research output The world struggles to access African publications

Aggregation is the key


NISC SA Contribution NISC SA Contribution Database Aggregations since Database Aggregations since

19951995 Compiles databases Publishes databases Integrates African resources with world sources World footprint NISC SA Database aggregations include:

Africa-Wide NiPAD Fish, and Fisheries Worldwide Water Resources Worldwide African HealthLine South African Studies


AJOL Contribution:AJOL Contribution: aggregates African academic aggregates African academic

research articlesresearch articles 220+ African Academic journal titles ( and

growing) From 22 African countries Fully Searchable Free access to Tables of contents and

abstractsSome full text articles (and growing)Journal information

Document delivery service


2005 AJOL – moves to African 2005 AJOL – moves to African management in association with management in association with

NISC in South AfricaNISC in South AfricaAJOL now a not for profit companyMoved from INASP in Oxford UK to

NISC in Grahamstown South AfricaFunded by international organisations,

including Sida, Norad, DFiDNow independent but working in

association with NISC


Combined Mission of AJOL Combined Mission of AJOL and NISC SA is:and NISC SA is:

Worldwide Promotion of Worldwide Promotion of

access to African research and access to African research and the publication output of the the publication output of the

Continent Continent in the spirit of NEPAD.in the spirit of NEPAD.


AJOL journal selection criteriaAJOL journal selection criteria

Scholarly content, and original researchPeer reviewed and quality controlAbility to provide electronic formatPermission for AJOL to operate a

document delivery servicePublished on the African continent


Number of journals on AJOLNumber of journals on AJOL

Number of Journals on AJOL

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Registrations - geographicalRegistrations - geographicalAnnual document delivery by region

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AJOL Priorities for the future AJOL Priorities for the future user-relateduser-related

Addition of new journals online publication of full text (top priority) Website development to serve users’ needs Linking of article references and abstracts on

database products and publisher websites to full text Counter compliant Usage statistics Development of a DVD version of AJOL for those

with unreliable connectivity Variety of subscription models to serve both users

and publishers needs


AJOL Priorities for the future AJOL Priorities for the future journal-related:journal-related:

Addition of new journals in an ongoing fashion online publication of full text (top priority) Website development to serve publishers and

editor’s needs Sustainability through income generation Promotion worldwide Development of an Offline system for posting

content via e-mail


NISC Database AggregationNISC Database Aggregation

Related databases combinedDatabases with varying sizes and aimsNew databases added at any updateUsers benefit from exposure to all

databasesCombinations span geography and timeLinks to full textNo single database can be comprehensive


Database overlap and Database overlap and composite recordscomposite records

Duplicate detection software

Builds composite records

Retains all unique contributions from each database in one record

Composite records are “value added” records


African HealthLineAfrican HealthLineA Collection of Bibliographic Databases from A Collection of Bibliographic Databases from Africa, the USA and Europe covering relevant Africa, the USA and Europe covering relevant

African Health IssuesAfrican Health Issues

Records806 865 Databases 13 Period 1924 to

Current Abstracts Yes Updatesquarterly Access CD, internet

(Available on subscription )

ALNAP

Community Health

Information Database

African Index Medicus

HealthLink

SA Periodicals

NEXUS SA Theses

Medicines InfoCentre

WATERLIT

SAMED

AIDS Consortium

Composite Records

Filariasis Bibliography

MEDLINE

FREE with African HealthLine:

AIDSearch online or CD-ROM


Africa Wide NiPAD Africa Wide NiPAD African Multi-African Multi-disciplinary Information: Social Science, History, disciplinary Information: Social Science, History, Politics, Law, Economics, Development and MorePolitics, Law, Economics, Development and More

Others NEXUS

African Studies, Leiden

Campbell & DonAfrican

Bibliogr.

AJOL

UCLA

Media Africa.

(Full text)

SANB

NIZA

SARDIUS

CompositRecords

SOAS

NAMLIT

Africa Institute

NATCHA

Index to SA Periodicals

NELM

BIRD

NOAK

IBISCUS

Records1,905,586 Databases 39 Period 19th Century to

to Current Abstract Yes Updatesquarterly Access CD, internet (Available on subscription)


Bibliographic Databases embed Bibliographic Databases embed the links, the links, full text is a click awayfull text is a click away

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From

Click to full text articleOn the web - pay by view

Contact author :by E-Mail, Snail mail

Biologists - Click to species profiles on the web

Database linking functionality is the key:

Click to free internet sources

Link to holding libraryE-Mail results to:•colleagues•librarian for Document delivery

Workstation

1NISC Databases

Click directly to fulltext article

Link to publisher’s Site e.g. AJOL

Link to OPAC:•Locate print•Locate E-journals

Locate relatedArticles: lateral

search


NISCNISC Features Include Features Include

African research integrated with world resources

Detailed indexing by subject specialists ensuring relevance for specialists

Powerful user-friendly search engine with inbuilt intelligence offering superior retrieval

Full text linking capability to electronic articles in E- journals from publishers and journal aggregators worldwide.

Detailed usage statistics


NISC and AJOL combine to serve information needs

For more information visit our demonstration, request a trial

Log on to www.ajol.info & www.nisc.co.za

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