How Texas State Uses the Internet to
Generate 140,000+ Student Paper
Downloads
Patricia M. Shields, PhD
MPA Program Director
Texas State University
ps07@txstate.edu
http://uweb.txstate.edu/~ps07/
Presented at the National
Association of Schools of Public
Affairs and Administration Annual Conference
Crystal City, VA October 14-17, 2009
Institutional Repository
• Institutional Repository is an online
locus for collecting, preserving, and
disseminating – in digital form – the
Intellectual output of an institution.
• Digital Commons is a hosted repository
platform by the Berkley Electronic Press
(~80 US universities).
• http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/
Texas State
Applied Research Projects
• Total Number papers = 303 (1978 – 2009)
• Total Downloads = 144,718 (2006 – 2009)
• Total International Downloads = 18,760
Dustin McLemore
Downloads at Selected Institutions
Total Papers = 4355
Total
Downloads = 44,719
Totals as of October 11, 2009
Texas State Annual Downloads
Sample of Downloads Outside USA
Note: There were over 1000
search engines – many
Google from other countries
Benefits of Internet Exposure
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More competitive for jobs (link on Resume)
Promotions – can show what they know
Ph.D. Applications
Opportunities – Consulting/Grant Reviewer NSF
Market Program
Used by Practitioner Community
Program Transparency
Alumni Relations
Brian O’Neil w/father &
Rank, Title, Year, Author
#
1. Child Protection in Texas: Caseworker Attitudes & Perceptions Toward CPS
Services (2007) Emilia Zarate
2,829
2. Perceptions of TX Parks & Wildlife Game Wardens: Effectiveness of Law
Enforcement Programs (2005) Bryce Kessler
2,169
4. Applying the Andragogical Model of Adult Learning: Case Study TX
Comptrollers Fiscal Management Division (2007) Michael Roberts
1,788
7. Carcass Disposal Issues in Recent Disasters, Accepted Methods, and
Suggested Plan to Mitigate Future Events (2001) Dee Ellis, D.V.M.
1,540
13. Impact of Advanced Placement & Dual Enrollment Programs on College
Graduation (2007) David McCauley
1,246
17. Success through Succession Planning: Implementing Succession Planning
at the Texas Dept of Insurance (2006) Melissa Whitmore
1,218
92. Challenge of Accountability in Human Services: Performance Management in Adult Protective Services Program in Texas (2007) Stephen Este
603
What explains the Downloads?
1. Search Engine Factors
bibliography
citations (first page Google)
Wikipedia
2. Nature of the Research
Topic
Level of Government
Methodology
Erin Tresner
Bibliography & Google Scholar
Holzer, Mark and Kaifeng Yang. 2004. Performance measurement
and improvement: an assessment of the state of the art.
International Review of Administrative Sciences 70(1):15-31.
http://www.google.com/
Copy and Paste into Google
Holzer, Mark and Kaifeng Yang. 2004.
Performance measurement and
improvement
ARP
The Challenge of Accountability in
the Human Services: Performance
Management in the Adult
Protective Services Program in
Texas (2007) Stephen Este
WIKIPEDIA
Applying the Andragogical Model of Adult Learning:
Case Study TX Comptrollers Fiscal Management Division
Michael Roberts
http://www.google.com/
Andragogical
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Moses Ruiz
Preliminary Regression*
Explaining the number
Of Downloads
Justin Marlin
*Forthcoming
Lewis Stewart
Variable
Beta
P value
Constant
491.1
.000
Serial Number
-.75
.002
Title construction
2.04
.962
Award
-41.7
.592
Bibliography
-1.44
.170
State Gov
106.6
.013
Wikipedia
353.1
.000
Google Scholar
citation
41.0
.006
Alta Vista
5.92
.075
Explanatory
97.35
.089
Survey research
-4.6
.913
Adj R-square
.126
F- Statistic
5.18
N (8/18/09)
290
New Developments
Lamar Colins
Assessing Middle School Sex Education Programs (2008)
For Information on the Applied Research Project Process at
Texas State see the following links.
Shields, Patricia and Hassan Tajalli. 2006. Intermediate Theory:
The missing link in successful student scholarship. Journal of Public
Affairs Education. Vol. 12 No. 3: 313-334
Shields, Patricia and Hassan Tajalli. 2005. Theory: The missing link in
Successful student scholarship. Presented at the Annual NASPAA Conference
Washington DC [similar to JPAE article but 10 pages more –better]
Shields, Patricia. 2006. Using Pragmatism to Bridge the Gap Between Academe
and Practice. Presented at the ASPA Conference. Denver, CO.
Shields, Patricia. 1998. Pragmatism as Philosophy of Science: A tool for Public
Administration. Research in Public Administration, Vol.4: 195-225.
Shields, Patricia. 2004. Enhancing the Quality of student papers. Presented at the
Annual NASPAA Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
Shields, Patricia. 2003. A pragmatic teaching philosophy. Journal of Public
Affairs Education. Vol. 9, No. 1: 7-12.