Research

My research falls within the broader Library and/or Information Science (LIS) discipline, my area of research is research impact and the assessment of the impact of scholarship across disciplines. My current research focuses on the development of a context sensitive framework for the assessment of research impact by research-intensive institutions. 

rECENT PUBLICATIONS

Other publications

  1. Mfengu, A. 2024. South African universities need to rethink how they evaluate research: social impact counts too. The Conversation - Africa. 16 September. Available: https://theconversation.com/south-african-universities-need-to-rethink-how-they-evaluate-research-social-impact-counts-too-237251 [2024, September 17].


Journal articles

  1. Mfengu, A. & Raju, J. 2024. Challenges with measures used for assessing research impact in higher education institutions. South Africa Journal Science. 120(7/8): 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/14934 (interdisciplinary journal)
  2. Mfengu, A. & Raju, J. 2022. Research impact assessment in Africa and the evolving role of academic libraries. Library Trends. 71(2): 151-168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2022.a922373 (international peer reviewed journal)
  3. Raju, J., Mfengu, A., Kahn, M. & Raju, R. 2019. The transition to open: a metrics analysis of discoverability and accessibility of LIS scholarship via the South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science. South African Journal of Science. 115(7/8): 1-8. DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2019/5867 (South African interdisciplinary journal)


Book chapters

  1. Mfengu, A. & Raju, J. 2023. University rankings and performance assessment systems driving research impact in the Global South. In Impact of Global University Ranking Systems on Developing Countries, O.B. Onyancha and A. Tella (Eds). IGI Global. 240-255. DOI: https://10.4018/978-1-6684-8266-7.ch013
  2. Mfengu, A. 2023. Library and information science education and training: skills and competencies for the new world order. In International library and information science practice: excellence in leadership, management and mentorship. V. Okojie & I. Abdullahi, Eds. Accra: Woeli Publishing Services. 245-258.


Published conference proceedings

  1. Connaway, L.S., Chu, C.M, Kawooya, D. & Mfengu, A. 2022. Research frameworks for multiple ways of knowing:  social justice, methodology, and policy. Proceedings of the ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) Annual Conference. 24-26 October, Pittsburgh, USA. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2022.1107.




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