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DATAD WORKSHOP In collaboration With Kenyatta University
Nairobi 11 – 12 July 2007
The Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD)Pascal Hoba (DR) Head of Communication and Services
Association of African Universities And DATAD Program Coordinator
phoba@aau.org
About The Association of African Universities (AAU)
Founded: 1967 with 34 founding universities
Current membership:2OO institutions from 47 African countries
http://www.aau.org
AAU Objectives
Promote cooperation and coordination among African HEIs by providing resources and running programs that build on the synergy of collective action by its members
Collection, organization and dissemination of information on higher education and research in Africa
Advocacy and support for member institutions’ programs
Quality assurance and harmonization of diploma…
AAU’s programs and activities
Developing Quality Assurance Systems in African Universities African Universities Responding to HIV/AIDS Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) Research Education Networking Initiative (RENU) Leadership Development Staff Exchange Study Program on Higher Education Management in Africa Working Group on Higher Education Publication and Information Dissemination Roster of African Professionals (ROAP) AAU and AU Partnership Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD) has
been integrated into the AAU strategic plan: Improving management and access to African scholarly work.
About The DATAD Project
Initiated at a planning meeting organized in Nairobi, Jan. 1998
The meeting acknowledged the centrality of AAU in coordinating and providing leadership to the proposed initiative
About the DATAD Project cont…
Feasibility Study done 1998/99; Report approved by AAU COREVIP in 1999
Three-year pilot phase, involving eleven institutions, started in February 2000, concluded 2003
DATAD Objectives
Contribute to the creation of an environment conducive to research and publication in Africa
Create capacity in African universities for the collection, management and dissemination of theses and dissertations electronically
DATAD Objectivescont…
Provide visibility and improved access to the work of African scholars, both within and outside of the continent;
Facilitate the development of copyright procedures and regulations for the protection of the intellectual property rights of African university graduates and researchers
Provide support for other AAU programs
Implementation
Considerations for selection of pioneersregional and linguistic balancebasic ICT infrastructureleadership commitmentgraduate program
Implementation cont…
Factors for determination of modelFeasibility study findings general ICT infrastructure environment working models
Adopted: Mixed model (Centralized, decentralized)
Implementation cont…
Management and administrationAdvisory CommitteeDATAD management teams at institutional
levelGraduate School, Computing Center, Library,
Graduate Students, FacultyRegional coordination at AAU Secretariat
Record content
Factors: development of a research resource to facilitate dissemination of research findingsnetworking of researchers: students,
lecturers, others bibliometric studies
Record fields
Author, Title, Degree, Year, Supervisor(s)
University (faculty/dept, town, country)Availability statement, Location (of e-
copy if available), Call number, Copyright
Abstract, Keywords
Lessons learned
Financial and technical support is essential The need of DATAD model Quality control: necessary Full text access: critical Preservation and archiving: need more
attention Sustainability is possible but need to be
properly done Taking account of the situation of the
universities
Challenges
Management of copyright and intellectual property: Higher level of advocacy
Development of a viable sustainability with strong partnersExpansion model, Preservation, Full
text access, Link to others Thesis Network, ETDs…
Actual Challenges cont…
New institutions and pioneersSoftware (for full text)Dissemination (with ACBF input)To learn from each other through
Workshops and Meetings
Curent situations of Thesis in African Universities…
Thesis in only in hard copiesThesis in sotf copiesThesis on serversThesis online
DATAD Pratical approach?
Which Platform?Abstract Full text when availableLinking with others Networks of Thesis
Conclusion?
DATAD - ETD initiatives and national repositories
Non DATAD institutions can contribute meta-data to the DATAD database
Integrate DATAD activities into AAU (as institution) plan and budget
Exposing the research output of African HEIs to the wider research community …
Thank you………
Thank you.
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