November 2015

Development of bibliometrics in Colombia

The literature on bibliometrics published by Colombian and foreign authors who selected Colombian academic journals or events held in the country to communicate their findings is analyzed. The publications by Colombian researchers published abroad were also collected and analyzed. The type of documents used by researchers, the journals most used, and the languages used for communicating their findings were also studied....

Author(s): Cristina Restrepo Arango and Rubén Urbizagástegui Alvarado

November 2015

Enhancing intellectual productivity through copyright: A survey of tertiary institutions in Niger State, Nigeria

The paper examined copyright as an enhancing tool for intellectual productivity in tertiary institutions in Niger State, Nigeria. The research design used is survey. Purposive (judgemental) sampling technique was used to select seven (7) out of 12 higher institutions of learning that are in Niger State. The institutions selected were picked on the basis of: their relevance to the study; students’ population; and...

Author(s): G.A Babalola, M.A Adeniji and A.O Ahmed