Faizuddin Harliansyah

Open Access resources for IT students

In Institutional Repository, Open Access on October 31, 2011 at 7:22 am

Open Access journal or publishing

Springer Open

Hindawi 

Computer sciences

Computer science
  • Sampai Oktober 2011, tercatat 7253 jurnals dan 658980 artikel dalam berbagai bidang dan disiplin ilmu.
  • 3361 dari 7253 jurnal di antaranya bisa di-search sampai pada level artikel.
  • DOAJ juga mengembangkan sarana penelusuran (search engine) untuk menelusur artikel dengan berbagai pendekatan (nama pengarang, subyek, nama jurnal, abstraks, dan lain-lain).
  • DOAJ juga menyediakan klasifikasi jurnal berdasarkan subyek sehingga bisa dengan mudah di-browse.
Open Access self-archiving (repository)
Institutional Repository (IR) dan Disciplinary Repository (DR)
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Open Access Resources: Australasian Digital Theses (ADT)

In Institutional Repository, Open Access on June 22, 2011 at 4:03 am

Australasian Digital Theses (ADT) merupakan program Department of Education, Science, and Training (Departemen Pendidikan Nasional) Australia untuk mempublikasikan thesis (baik Ph.D thesis maupun Master thesis, baik berformat digital maupun tercetak) secara online melalui Internet. Untuk memudahkan akses, program ADT membangun infrastruktur berupa database (pangkalan data), metadata, dan sarana penelusurannya (search tool).

ADT bertujuan mengelola  hasil-hasil riset secara lebih efektif dan mendukung gerakan open access (OA). Prinsip utama OA adalah membuka akses seluas-luasnya hasil-hasil riset dan kegiatan ilmiah lainnya (terutama yang didanai oleh public) sehingga masyarakat dunia bisa secara gratis memanfaatkan, membaca, mengkopi, mencetak, dan menyebarluaskannya (asalkan bukan untuk kepentingan komersial).

Di bawah ini adalah daftar universitas di Australia dan New Zealand yang menjadi pendukung program ADT. Thesis dari berbagai universitas tersebut bisa ditelusur melalui Trove, sebuah katalog induk online National Library of Australia (NLA).

Menu "basic search" pada katalog online Trove. Klik "advanced search" untuk penelusuran thesis.

Cara penelusuran thesis ADT:

  • Penelusuran kolektif, yaitu penelususan ke seluruh pangkalan data ADT (meliputi semua universitas partisipan ADT). Caranya: [1] Buka katalog online Trove, [2] pilih “Advanced Search“, [3] kemudian “Limit your results to” pada ruas “Format” dipilih “Thesis”
  • Penelusuran individual, yaitu penelusuran yang dispesifikkan ke pangkalan data thesis satu universitas saja. Caranya: [1] Klik link “[search via Trove]” atau [2] klik link nama universitas.

Menu "advanced search" pada katalog online Trove

Detail cara penelusuran, katalog online Trove, bisa dibaca di “How to make the most of the simple search box and other features“. Selamat memanfaatkan salah satu database thesis dan disertasi terbesar di dunia yang kontributornya terdiri dari universitas-universitas besar di Australia dan New Zealand.
  1. Auckland University of Technology
  2. Australian Catholic University  [search via Trove]
  3. Australian National University  [search via Trove]
  4. Bond University  [search via Trove]
  5. Central Queensland University  [search via Trove]
  6. Charles Darwin University [search via Trove]
  7. Charles Sturt University [search via Trove]
  8. Curtin University  [search via Trove]
  9. Deakin University  [search via Trove]
  10. Edith Cowan University  [search via Trove]
  11. Flinders University  [search via Trove]
  12. Griffith University [search via Trove]
  13. James Cook University  [search via Trove]
  14. La Trobe University  [search via Trove]
  15. Lincoln University
  16. Macquarie University  [search via Trove]
  17. Massey University
  18. Monash University  [search via Trove]
  19. Murdoch University  [search via Trove]
  20. Queensland University of Technology  [search via Trove]
  21. RMIT University  [search via Trove]
  22. Southern Cross University  [search via Trove]
  23. Swinburne University of Technology [search via Trove]
  24. University of Adelaide  [search via Trove]
  25. University of Auckland
  26. University of Ballarat  [search via Trove]
  27. University of Canberra  [search via Trove]
  28. University of Canterbury
  29. University of Melbourne  [search via Trove]
  30. University of New England [search via Trove]
  31. University of New South Wales  [search via Trove]
  32. UNSW@ADFA [search via Trove]
  33. University of Newcastle  [search via Trove]
  34. University of Notre Dame Australia [search via Trove]
  35. University of Otago
  36. University of Queensland  [search via Trove]
  37. University of South Australia  [search via Trove]
  38. University of Southern Queensland  [search via Trove]
  39. University of Sydney  [search via Trove]
  40. University of Tasmania  [search via Trove]
  41. University of Technology Sydney  [search via Trove]
  42. Universiy of the Sunshine Coast [search via Trove]
  43. University of Waikato
  44. University of Western Australia  [search via Trove]
  45. University of Western Sydney  [search via Trove]
  46. University of Wollongong  [search via Trove]
  47. Victoria University  [search via Trove]
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The adoption of Twitter by libraries

In Enterprise 2.0, Library 2.0, Web 2.0 on November 4, 2009 at 6:50 am

Twitter-Logo

About Twitter

Twitter can be classified into free social networking and micro-blogging services. It enables users to create, send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of only up to 140 characters displayed on the author’s profile page and delivered to the author’s subscribers who are known as followers.

Twitter entered the social networking world in 2006 and has experienced staggering growth since then. Although actual usage numbers are hard to come by, Twitter’s global unique visitor numbers have increased from 19 million in March of this year to 32 million in April (Schonfeld, 2009). Because Twitter has millions of users, it’s a good place to find and connect with people interested in any institution, company and areas of expertise.

Some notable usages of Twitter are for business, social and political campaign, legal proceedings, education, emergencies, public relations, reporting dissent, and survey.

How Libraries Are Using Twitter

In a recent feature article, Sarah Milstein (2009) makes the excellent point that Twitter is built for exchanging information. Some examples of how libraries are using Twitter include: reference service, customer service, public relations, announcement, and marketing tool.

  • The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Library (twitter.com/qutlibrary) uses Twitter for library announcements and news posting such as special events, holiday hours, exhibits, new book arrivals.
  • The Ada Community Library (twitter.com/adalib) use Twitter for keeping patrons up-to-date, twittering on everything from Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month, book sales, and other library events to announcing new library cards.
  • Twitter has become so integral a tool that several institutions—Pasadena City College’s Shatford Library, the Missouri River Regional Library, and the Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC) (twitter.com/askundergrad)—post updates directly on the library home page.
  • In Arizona, the City of Casa Grande Library (twitter.com/cglibrary) uses Twitterfeed to post the authors and titles of new books to its Twitter profile. The service utilizes the library’s RSS feed for new titles to provide patrons with tweets concerning new acquisitions, which link back to the library’s catalog record.
  • The Nebraska Library Commission (NLC) is using Twitter to put a new spin on its virtual reference (VR) service. NLC tweets all of its incoming reference questions as they are submitted through their Ask a Librarian service (twitter.com/NLC_Reference).
  • Similarly, the Ask Us Now! online reference service for Maryland library patrons is also creating VR tweets (twitter.com/askusnow).
  • ALSC, the Association for Library Service to Children (a division of the American Library Association), serves up tweets about news and events of interest to children’s library professionals such as children’s lit seminars, collection management, and special collections (twitter.com/alscblog).

League(Twitter League, 2009)

Advantages

Many libraries believe that Twitter provides many features for marketing, promotion, collaboration, and public relations. It also provides opportunities for professional developing and networking.

Adv

Disadvantages

Twitter is not without critics. It potentially has several drawbacks with its service: its brevity, only reach certain audiences, technical problem, and spamming.

Disadv

References:

  • Kroski, E.  (2008). All a Twitter. School Library Journal, 54(7), 31.  Retrieved November 3, 2009, from ProQuest Education Journals Database.
  • Milstein, S. (2009). Twitter FOR Libraries (and Librarians). Computers in Libraries, 29(5), 17-18.  Retrieved November 3, 2009, from ProQuest Computing Database.
  • Schonfeld, E. (2009). Twitter surges past Digg, LinkedIn, and NYTimes.com with 32 million global visitors. Retrieved November 1, 2009 from http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/20/twitter-surges-past-digg-linkedin-and-nytimescom-with-32-million-global-visitors/
  • Steiner, H. (2009). Reference utility of social networking sites: options and functionality. Library Hi Tech News, 26(5/6), 4-6.  Retrieved November 3, 2009, from Academic Research Library Database.
  • Twitter League. (2009). League: Libraries on Twitter. Retrieved November 3, 2009, from http://twitterleague.com/view_league/252
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