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Adding value to an abstracting and indexing System: the Case of MyAIS, Malaysia

There are problems in (a) identifying the entire scholarly journals published in Malaysia, (b) locating and accessing the journals, (c) knowing who has published what and in which journals; (d) assessing the indexation status of the journals; and the citation received and general impact count of the...

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Main Author: Zainab, A.N.
Format: Article
Published: 2012
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QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/6026/
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spelling my.um.eprints.60262014-10-31T13:07:27Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/6026/ Adding value to an abstracting and indexing System: the Case of MyAIS, Malaysia Zainab, A.N. QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science There are problems in (a) identifying the entire scholarly journals published in Malaysia, (b) locating and accessing the journals, (c) knowing who has published what and in which journals; (d) assessing the indexation status of the journals; and the citation received and general impact count of the journals. The Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is used to frame the study, especially in determining the problem situations, extracting the problems and proposing a solution in rich pictures, initiating the prototype, comparing existing process with those of the proposed system and making improvements from feedback. The prototype MyAIS or Malaysian Abstracting and Indexing System is described, especially the features that adds value to the system and motivate journal publishers and authors to contribute to the system in order to increase availability and accessibility. 2012 Article PeerReviewed Zainab, A.N. (2012) Adding value to an abstracting and indexing System: the Case of MyAIS, Malaysia. World Digital Libraries, 5 (1). pp. 19-35. ISSN 0974-567X http://iospress.metapress.com/content/f6772p412871j578/
institution Universiti Malaya
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topic QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
spellingShingle QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Zainab, A.N.
Adding value to an abstracting and indexing System: the Case of MyAIS, Malaysia
description There are problems in (a) identifying the entire scholarly journals published in Malaysia, (b) locating and accessing the journals, (c) knowing who has published what and in which journals; (d) assessing the indexation status of the journals; and the citation received and general impact count of the journals. The Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is used to frame the study, especially in determining the problem situations, extracting the problems and proposing a solution in rich pictures, initiating the prototype, comparing existing process with those of the proposed system and making improvements from feedback. The prototype MyAIS or Malaysian Abstracting and Indexing System is described, especially the features that adds value to the system and motivate journal publishers and authors to contribute to the system in order to increase availability and accessibility.
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title Adding value to an abstracting and indexing System: the Case of MyAIS, Malaysia
title_short Adding value to an abstracting and indexing System: the Case of MyAIS, Malaysia
title_full Adding value to an abstracting and indexing System: the Case of MyAIS, Malaysia
title_fullStr Adding value to an abstracting and indexing System: the Case of MyAIS, Malaysia
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