SUNScholar

SUNScholar is an open access electronic archive for the collection, preservation and distribution of digital materials created by members of the research community at Stellenbosch University. SUNScholar is built using open systems for the purposes of long term digital preservation, security and interoperability. SUNScholar is an online academic research information service of the library such as SUNJournals and SUNConferences.
Searching in SUNScholar How do I search for an item in SUNScholar? Simple Search Advanced Search Browse Search Discovery Search Search Results Search Options How do I search for theses and dissertations in SUNScholar? How do I search for other theses and dissertations published internationally? SUNScholar search tips How do I receive alerts from SUNScholar when new items are published in a certain collection? How do I harvest from SUNScholar for my own collection?	Referencing, Copyright & Intellectual Property SU Intellectual Property Policy Copyright InnovUS - SU copyright, IP, patent, etc. enquiries Creative Commons - Decide how others might use your work Resources for Authors - Learn more about authors' rights (SPARC) Scholar's Copyright Addendum Engine - Generate a PDF form that you can attach to a journal publisher's copyright agreement to ensure that you retain certain rights Negotiate your copyright - Don't just sign it away to publishers Referencing/Citations - How to reference/cite items on SUNScholar Embargoes - Restricting access to items on SUNScholar Plagiarism detection software: Turnitin - Viper - PlagTracker Publishing articles, books, etc. from a thesis/dissertation
Theses & Dissertations IT Support (incl. laptops, software, faq's) SU Postgraduate and International Office SU Library support for postgraduates and researchers PhD on Track - Learn more about information- and literature for research purposes, and how to share and publish research How to start/write a proposal Guidelines for starting a thesis Workshops Workshops - Presented by the Language Centre, Stellenbosch University Workshops & Seminars - Presented by Research Development, Stellenbosch University Events (incl. Workshops) - Presented by Innovus, Stellenbosch University Training and Events - Presented by the Carnegie Research Commons, Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service Courses - Presented by the African Doctoral Academy (CREST), Stellenbosch University Data Collection & Ethics Integrity and Ethics @ SU - Procedures, application forms etc. (SU Research Development) SU Statistical Help - SU Centre for Statistical Consultation (CSC) Data Visualisation Tools Text Editing Language Editors SU Language Centre - Have your thesis/dissertation edited before final submission for examination purposes MSWord 2010 Help How do I input special characters (also in SUNScholar)? Preparation & Submission of thesis/dissertation How do I prepare my thesis/dissertation for submission? SU Crest on title page of thesis/dissertation MSWord templates: Masters - Doctoral - Declaration LaTeX templates Creating Pdf's How do I submit my thesis or dissertation for the current graduation period? Submission date for the December 2013 graduation Embargoes Policy re embargoed theses/dissertations Printing & Publishing Requests for a printed/microfiche thesis/dissertation to be digitised Does the library require any hard copies? Am I allowed to print a thesis and keep a copy in my library's collection (not SU)? Printing your thesis/dissertation - Printing by SUNMedia Copyright & publishing articles, books etc. from my thesis/dissertation Where to publish an article (to be added) Marketing your research (to be added) Graduation Graduation - Information, dates etc.	Research Articles How do I submit a research article to SUNScholar? Step 1: Register as a Submitter Step 2: Apply for submission to submit Step 3: Prepare files for submission Step 4: Submit the items Step 5: Review by SUNScholar Office Who owns the copyright on my work ? How do I clear copyright? What is a pre-print/post-print? What impact factor do open access publications have? How do I create my own researcher profile? How do I manage my references? DoE Accredited Journals 2012 How do I access the e-resources of library? Publisher Policies on self-archiving articles within SUNScholar ISSN's Altmetrics, Bibliometrics Researcher profiles Research Funding (Research Professional) Research Management Tools (Research Commons)
Open Access The effect of open access and downloads ('hits') on citation impact: a bibliography of studies Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Social Sciences and Humanities? Findings from a 2011 Survey of Academic Publishers Policy for submitting SU research output on outside institutional repositories	General How can I be assured that the items I submit will be safely stored for the very long term? Does the library provide digitisation services for SUNScholar? How does SUNScholar compare to other repositories nationally and internationally? University Rankings How can we help to populate SUNScholar? Is there international support for institutional repositories? How was SUNScholar built? How is SUNScholar managed? Errors - Help when errors occur on SUNScholar
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