Improve impact
It is important for researchers to control their own online presence. Advice on improving your online visibility, in order that others will find the information you want them to find and also to improve your citations.
Citation analysis
Citation analysis, also known as bibliometrics, is becoming increasingly important for research evaluation and the measurement of research impact. The Library subscribes to tools to assist with these measurements which are useful for NRF...
Unique author identity (ORCID)
The most recognised system for administering unique author identifiers is ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), an initiative that aims to create a central registry of unique author identifiers, including a mechanism to link between...
Share and disseminate research data
Data sharing refers to the peer-to-peer transmission of data privately between researchers and other parties. In contrast data dissemination refers to the publication of data through some form of public setting.
Research data management
Research data management is a process which can be captured visually through the use of a lifecycle model known as the Research Data Management lifecycle.
Muscle Research Group
The Muscle Research Group studies skeletal muscle regeneration, stem cell biology, and extracellular vesicles under Prof. Kathy Myburgh at Stellenbosch University.
Research data management services
The SU Library and Information Service provides several research data management services to its researchers
Open access publishing support
The SU Library and Information Service has signed agreements with a number of publishers that offer discounts on article processing charges (APCs) or, in some cases, allow authors to publish OA without paying APCs.
Stellenbosch University open access initiatives
The SU Library and Information Service has invested significant resources in growing its Open Access services to its user communities and offers a suite of Open Access initiatives.