The Department of Computer Science of Växjö University has a web based system where thesis finished by the students as well as available thesis can be seen. Research work made by the faculty members of the Department is also available here. The Växjö University Library also has a web- based System called DiVA. DiVA stands for Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet (Academic Archive Online). It enables students and researchers to publish their research work to University Library. Students and Researchers can also search, research made by other researchers. Each year researcher/student publishes their result in conference papers, journal articles, thesis report, books etc. These publications should be register both at the Växjö University Library and RICS (Research in Computer Science) web site in a systematic way so to avoid any kind of redundancy and errors. To develop a system which follow the principle” publish once and view every where” is the objective of this project. The System makes it possible to extract the already published publication at DiVA and put that publication’s information into RICS web site. When a user requests for registering a publication, the system should verify whether he/she is eligible to register a publication. If he/she qualifies, that is if he/she is a registered user, then the system will register the publication along with the required information like title, author, date of publication, kind of publication etc. on different Web sites. The web-based publication information system was   implemented in C#.NET. The project was successfully completed but the deliver system requires more live testing.

<p>The Department of Computer Science of Växjö University has a web based system where thesis finished by the students as well as available thesis can be seen. Research work made by the faculty members of the Department is also available here.</p><p>The Växjö University Library also has a web- based System called DiVA. DiVA stands for Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet (Academic Archive Online). It enables students and researchers to publish their research work to University Library. Students and Researchers can also search, research made by other researchers.</p><p>Each year researcher/student publishes their result in conference papers, journal articles, thesis report, books etc. These publications should be register both at the Växjö University Library and RICS (Research in Computer Science) web site in a systematic way so to avoid any kind of redundancy and errors. To develop a system which follow the principle” publish once and view every where” is the objective of this project.</p><p>The System makes it possible to extract the already published publication at DiVA and put that publication’s information into RICS web site.</p><p>When a user requests for registering a publication, the system should verify whether he/she is eligible to register a publication. If he/she qualifies, that is if he/she is a registered user, then the system will register the publication along with the required information like title, author, date of publication, kind of publication etc. on different Web sites.</p><p>The web-based publication information system was   implemented in C#.NET.</p><p>The project was successfully completed but the deliver system requires more live testing.</p>

Students struggle with publishing and uploading their thesis in DiVA - the Swedish digital archive for academic papers (Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet). In a mixed methods usability test of the publication form with 7 users, it was shown that the overall usability was low. Three aspects of usability were tested using the following metrics: efficiency by total task time, effectiveness by task completion and satisfaction by PSSUQ and SUS. 22 usability problems were found and prioritised using a 0-4 severity rating. Concepts for a new form were brainstormed and evaluated using a variation of a Pugh chart. From the concepts, sketches were created using form design guidelines and were evaluated using Nielsen’s heuristics. Usability problems from the heuristic evaluation were solved and the sketches were translated into a computer prototype which was subsequently usability tested using a mixed methods approach with 6 users. Task completion increased, total time on task decreased significantly, and PSSUQ and SUS increased. Taken together with the qualitative results, the usability of the new prototype was higher than the current system. Important qualities that increase the usability in forms for publishing academic student papers included a wizard structure, explaining terminology and focus on guiding the user. Further studies should include usability studies of other publication types and further validating guidelines for form design. / Studenter upplever problem när de ska publicera sina examensarbeten i det nationella Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet (DiVA). Det nuvarande formuläret testades med 7 användare i ett användbarhetstest med Tänka-högt protokoll och det visades att användbarheten var låg. De tre aspekterna av användbarhet representerades av följande kvalitativa mått: efficiency representerades av tid för uppgiften, effectiveness representerades av task completion och satisfaction representerades av PSSUQ och SUS. 22 användbarhetsproblem hittades och prioriterades med en allvarlighetsgrad mellan 0-4. Nya koncept togs fram och utvärderades med en variation av en Pugh-matris. Från koncepten skapades skisser i enlighet med tumregler för formulärsdesign och utvärderades med Nielsens tumregler. Problem som identifierades i DiVA löstes och en datorprototyp skapades varpå den testades med samma metod som det nuvarande formuläret med 6 användare. Task completion ökade, tiden för att lösa uppgiften minskade signifikant och PSSUQ och SUS minskade signifikant. Tillsammans med de kvantitativa resultaten är slutsatsen att användbarheten var högre i prototypen än i det nuvarande systemet. Kvaliteter som ökar användbarheten i formulär som används för att publicera akademiska studentarbeten är en stegvis struktur, förklarande av terminologi och fokus på att vägleda användaren. Framtida studier bör inkludera användbarhetstest för andra publikationstyper och validering av tumregler för formulärsdesign.

Motivation is low for publishing and self-archiving in institutional repositories according to previous research, which is an issue since the repository’s full potential cannot be reached if it is void of materials. Doctoral students are the future of academia and ought to be given tools and information to be able to make informed decisions about where and how to publish. The purpose of this study is to shed light on possibilities and problems regarding self-archiving in institutional repositories by examining doctoral students at the University of Borås, focussing on their opinions of and experiences with the institutional repository DiVA as well as their perceived risks and benefits with self-archiving. Qualitative data were generated through five semi-structured interviews over videocalls. Respondents were doctoral students at the University of Borås with different levels of experience with publishing and self-archiving. The data was coded thematically and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Theories of constructivism and information literacy were applied to discuss the results. The respondents were generally knowledgeable concerning different levels of Open Access but seemed unsure of the purpose and function of DiVA. All self-archived because of the University’s policy, however not everyone recognized the personal benefits. This study concludes that research practices can be identified and problematized by acknowledging disciplinary differences in scholarly communication. Doctoral students are in a unique position to take the lead in forming research traditions that fit the new scientific landscape.