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Advance & attack: technology demonstrator to the rescue.....and beyond

Author: Van Deventer, Martha J ; Pienaar, H Date: Oct 2008 In this paper the authors intend to show how they made use of a technology demonstrator strategy to build an integrated, light weight, virtual research environment (VRE) and convince executives that they need to support the initiative. Doing ... Read more
Capturing knowledge in institutional repositories: playing leapfrog with giraffes

Author: Pienaar, H ; Van Deventer, Martha J Date: Aug 2007 Giraffes do not play leap frog, these animals however symbolise the giants whose shoulders one can stand. Leapfrogging requires action, get moving, and get playing. A digital repository is a database or catalogue where digital content and ... Read more
Diamonds in the dust: Putting bling into records management

Author: Matroko, X ; Mniki, N ; Van Deventer, Martha J Date: May 2008 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a publicly funded entity and is required by law to ensure that records produced as a result of various business transactions, internally and externally, are managed in a way that ... Read more
e-Research support services: responding to a challenge facing the South African research and information communities

Author: Page-Shipp, RJ ; Hammes, MMP ; Pienaar, H ; Reagon, F ; Thomas, G ; Veldsman, S ; Van Deventer, Martha J Date: Dec 2005 Opportunities for researchers to interact with their global counterparts have improved dramatically since the advent of the knowledge era. To ensure that South Africa continues to meet international standards, the South African national ... Read more
Employing the Moodle platform as a VRE tool while teaching eResearch skills to Masters and PhD students

Author: Van Deventer, Martha J ; Pienaar, H Date: Aug 2012 Virtual research environments (VREs) are no longer an issue of serious debate in the developed world - they provide the infrastructure for researchers to easily collaborate across a variety of borders and a variety of disciplines. Transparent, ... Read more
eResearch: librarians pushing technology to perform

Author: Van Deventer, Martha J Date: Nov 2008 Most librarians are much less familiar with the data-generating research phases of the scientific research cycle than with post-research. Data science and data management are an awkward fit with the text-oriented constructs and systems that ... Read more
Evaluating the impact of a special library and information service

Author: Botha, E ; Erasmus, R ; Van Deventer, Martha J Date: Jun 2009 The mere fact that a library service is being used does not mean that the service makes a difference or has a positive impact on the user. This has significant implications for Special Library and Information Services (SL&IS) that have to ... Read more
Getting executive buy-in: the value of technology demonstrators

Author: Van Deventer, Martha J ; Pienaar, H Date: 04 Jun 2008 Doing a quick search on Wikipedia very soon points out that technology demonstrators are generally associated with warfare, very expensive equipment and risk of loss of life. Demonstrators are believed to be very useful when librarians have ... Read more
Juggling copyright and open access in the 21st century: a South African case study

Author: Muswelanto, S ; Van Deventer, Martha J ; Van der Merwe, Adèle Date: Jul 2009 With the establishment of an Institutional Repository (IR) one of the first questions the organisation should ask is: ‘How could we promote Open Access (OA) and still adhere to the restrictions of copyright? The Council for Scientific and ... Read more
Measuring for sustainability: A multidimensional measurement framework for library and information service

Author: Van Deventer, Martha J ; Snyman, RMMM Date: Mar 2004 Knowledge economy literature indicates that proof of an organization's sustainable future and growth lies in multi-dimensional evaluation rather than in the traditional one-dimensional monetary or financial capital perspective. This article ... Read more
Selective digitisation of information: the CSIR’s strategy for a sustainable effort

Author: Van Deventer, Martha J Date: Jul 2009 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s digital preservation strategy and future plans for digital preservation effort are outlined. Guidelines and best practices for digitisation are already available, but the digitisation project ... Read more
Virtual Research Environments: The role of the facilitator

Author: Bowers, N ; Van Deventer, Martha J Date: Jun 2012 This conference presentation discusses the authors' duties as the facilitators of the POL-SABINA Natural Products Virtual Research Environment. In summary, they facilitated the use and content population of the Natural Products Virtual Research ... Read more

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Browsing by Author "Van Deventer, Martha J"

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