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Publication date: 9 May 2016

Afeworki Paulos

The purpose of this paper is to discuss Africa-based scholars’ publication citation at the global level. The study selected four countries – Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa and…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discuss Africa-based scholars’ publication citation at the global level. The study selected four countries – Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.

Design/methodology/approach

The study analyzed citation data from Elsevier’s SciVal from 2010 to 2015.

Findings

The investigation reveals that Africa-based scholars in Botswana, South Africa and Kenya have a significant citation impact, particularly in the field of medicine.

Research limitations/implications

The study concentrated only on four African countries. International collaboration is an important factor and further investigation on this specific angle would be a useful research endeavor.

Practical implications

Influence university decision-making on funding for research; scholarly collaboration.

Originality/value

The study would be helpful in understanding the contribution of Africa-based scholars to knowledge creation and dissemination.

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The Bottom Line, vol. 29 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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Publication date: 1 April 2006

Afeworki Paulos and Robert P. Holley

To explore the relationship between the importance of African studies programs and the acquisition of African imprint titles in four selected American academic libraries.

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Purpose

To explore the relationship between the importance of African studies programs and the acquisition of African imprint titles in four selected American academic libraries.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper examines the characteristics of the African studies programs in four universities in comparison with library holdings including the percentage of holdings from four major English‐language African publishers.

Finding

The four research libraries acquire substantial numbers of African monographs in keeping with the importance of their African studies programs.

Originality/value

The paper provides information on four major African studies programs and the library holdings that support them.

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Collection Building, vol. 25 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0160-4953

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Publication date: 31 May 2011

Denise D. Novak, Afeworki Paulos and Gloriana St. Clair

The purpose of this paper is to describe how a medium‐sized university library implemented activity‐based costing (ABC) and other broad‐based decision‐making strategies to make…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe how a medium‐sized university library implemented activity‐based costing (ABC) and other broad‐based decision‐making strategies to make the necessary budgetary cuts and refocus library services accordingly.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper uses ABC to quantify the cost‐drive of services in the library.

Findings

Given the current budgetary cuts academic libraries are facing, a rational, data‐driven, ABC approach can lead to constructive organizational decision making and outcomes.

Originality/value

The paper demonstrates the value of activity‐based costing in assessing services and addressing issues on how libraries can do more with less.

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The Bottom Line, vol. 24 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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Publication date: 24 May 2013

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The Bottom Line, vol. 26 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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