Essays about: "open access publishing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words open access publishing.
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1. Managing Open Access Costs : Exploring the Impact on University Library Collection Devel-opment and Service Offerings
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact of open access costs on university library collection develop-ment and service offerings, specifically focusing on the major changes resulting from the Open Science movement as identified by library officers. It aims to provide insights into the challenges faced by university libraries in managing open access costs and the strategies employed to overcome them. READ MORE
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2. The Nigerian Alternative Online Media and Political Misinformation: News producers’ perspective on the defining characteristics, tensions and mitigation strategies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medierAbstract : This thesis investigates the characteristics of the Nigerian alternative online media as an effective tool for political discourse with the intent to influence governance despite claims that the form of media is awash with political misinformation - which is mostly termed “fake news” in the local parlance. This thesis takes an Afrikology stance in defining the role of the Nigerian alternative online media as a digital public sphere placing the people’s lived and cultural experiences at the centre of the discourse from the content producer’s perspective. READ MORE
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3. Uncovering Signal : Simplifying Forensic Investigations of the Signal Application
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologiAbstract : The increasing availability of easy-to-use end-to-end encrypted messaging applications has made it possible for more people to conduct their conversations privately. This is something that criminals have taken advantage of and it has proven to make digital forensic investigations more difficult as methods of decrypting the data are needed. READ MORE
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4. Responses to President Trump's rumoured executive order on research publication policy : Tracing stakeholder relationships positioned against USA Open Access policy developments
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och ITAbstract : This study examines stakeholder relationships in the context of rumours of a forthcoming American Open Access mandate which surfaced in December 2019. Empirical material was gathered through the social media network Twitter, and through a data collection exercise of article-length documents on the subject. READ MORE
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5. Black Open Access in Sweden : a study on the perceptions on and usage of illicit repositories of academic documents
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskapAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to create an additional critique of academic publishing through the lens of black open access – illicit measures for access to academic documents. This is done primarily through the process of qualitative interviews with librarians and PhD-students active at two Swedish universites. READ MORE
