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Vtext captures, distributes and preserves digital research products. Here you can find articles, working papers, preprints, technical reports, conference papers and data sets in various digital formats. Content grows daily as new communities and collections are added to Vtext.
The Vtext content is organized around Communities. These communities can be administrative or academic groups such as schools, departments, labs and research centers. Within each community there can be an unlimited number subcommunities and an unlimited number of collections. Each collection may contain an unlimited number of items.
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Browse allows you to go through a list of items in some specified order:
Browse by Community/Collection takes you through the communities in alphabetical order and allows you to see the subcommunities and collections within each community.
Browse by Issue Date allows you to move through a list of all items in Vtext in reverse chronological order.
Browse by Authors allows you to move through an alphabetical list of all authors of items in Vtext.
Browse by Titles allows you to move through an alphabetical list of all titles of items in Vtext.
Browse by Subjects allows you to move through an alphabetical list of subjects assigned to items in Vtext.
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To search all of Vtext, use the search box at the top of the navigation bar on the right (or the search box in the middle of the home page)
To limit your search to a specific community or collection, navigate to that community or collection and use the search bar on that page.
Vtext uses the Jakarta Lucene search engine. Here are some search hints:
What is searched in the general keyword search
The word(s) you enter in the search box will be searched against the title, author, subject, abstract, series, sponsor and identifier fields of each item's record.If your site is enabled for full-text searching, the text you entered will also be searched against the full text of all archived documents. For more information on full-text searching please contact your Vtext Administrator.
What is not searched - Stop Words
The search engine ignores certain words that occur frequently in English, but do not add value to the search. These are:"a", "and" , "are" , "as" , "at" , "be" , "but" , "by" , "for" , "if" , "in" , "into",
"is" ,"it" ,"no" , "not" , "of" , "on" , "or" , "such", "the" , "to" , "was"
Truncation
Use an asterisk (*) after a word stem to get all hits having words starting with that root, for example:select* will retrieve selects, selector, selectman, selecting.
Stemming
The search engine automatically expands words with common endings to include plurals, past tenses ...etc.Phrase Searching
To search using multiple words as a phrase, put quotation marks (") around the phrase."information literacy"
Exact word match
Put a plus (+) sign before a word if it MUST appear in the search result. For instance, in the following search the word "training" is optional, but the word "dog" must be in the result.+dog training
Eliminate items with unwanted words
Put a minus (-) sign before a word if it should not appear in the search results. Alternatively, you can use NOT. This can limit your search to eliminate unwanted hits. For instance, in the search-cat training or training NOT cat
you will get items containing the word "training", except those that also contain the word "cat".
Boolean searching
The following Boolean operators can be used to combine terms. Note that they must be CAPITALIZED !
AND - to limit searches to find items containing all words or phrases combined with this operator, e.g.
cats AND dogs will retrieve all items that contain BOTH the words "cats" and "dogs".
OR - to enlarge searches to find items containing any of the words or phrases surrounding this operator
cats OR dogs will retrieve all items that contain EITHER the words "cats" or "dogs".
NOT - to exclude items containing the word following this operator, e.g.
training NOT cat will retrieve all items that contain the word "training" EXCEPT those also containing the word "cat".
Parentheses can be used in the search query to group search terms into sets, and operators can then be applied to the whole set, e.g.
training AND (dogs or canines)
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The advanced search page allows you to specify the fields you wish to search, and to combine these searches with the Boolean "AND", "OR" or "NOT".
You can restrict your search to a community by clicking on the arrow to the right of the top box. If you want your search to encompass all of Vtext, leave that box in the default position.
Then select the field to search in the left hand column and enter the word or phrase you are searching in the right hand column. You can select the Boolean operator to combine searches by clicking on the arrow to the right of the "AND" box.
Note: You must use the input boxes in order. If you leave the first one blank your search will not work.
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My Account allows users to log into the Vtext system.
Login allows registered Vtext users to log into the system. You may sign on to the system if you:
- wish to subscribe to a collection and receive e-mail updates when new items are added (coming soon)
- wish to go to the "My Account" page that tracks your subscriptions and other interactions with Vtext requiring authorization (if you are a submitter for a collection, for instance.)
- wish to edit your profile
- wish to access items that are restricted to VSU faculty, staff and students (VSU users only)
Register allows users to register for an account with Vtext. Users with valid BlazeNet username and password don't have to register.
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When you access an area of Vtext that requires authorization, the system will require you to log in. All users with valid BlazeNet account can login with their existing username and passwords. Some restricted functions, such as content submission, require authorization from the community
To log in:
Example: If your BlazeNet email address is moniker@valdosta.edu , your login name (aka User Name) is all the letters before @valdosta.edu
Type your existing password and click on the "Sign in" button to continue.
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This page allows you to change the information we have for you. You must be authenticated with your log-in to change any of your personal information.
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Vtext captures VSU's intellectual capital, which can include:
- Faculty and staff research
- Pre-prints and post-prints
- Journal articles - if the publisher permits it
- Student research papers and projects
- Conference proceedings
- Presentations
- University publications and documents
- Teaching materials
To submit your items to Vtext, please contact:
Deborah Davis
Archivist
Odum Library
Valdosta State University
Phone: 229.259.7756
vtext-help@valdosta.edu
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The Vtext content is organized around Communities which can correspond to administrative and academic entities such as schools, departments, labs and research centers. Within each community there can be an unlimited number subcommunities and an unlimited number of collections. Each collection may contain an unlimited number of items. This organization gives Vtext the flexibility to accommodate differing needs of communities by allowing them to
- Decide on policies such
as:
- - who contributes content- - whether there will be a review process- - who will have access
- Determine workflow - reviewing, editing, metadata
- Manage collections
Each community has its own entry page displaying information, news and links reflecting the interests of that community, as well as a descriptive list of collections within the community.
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Communities can maintain an unlimited number of collections in Vtext. Collections can be organized around a topic, or by type of information (such as working papers or datasets) or by any other sorting method a community finds useful in organizing its digital items. Collections can have different policies and workflows.
Each Vtext collection has its own entry page displaying information, news and links reflecting the interests of users of that collection.
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When your item becomes a part of the Vtext repository it is assigned a persistent URL. This means that, unlike most URLs, this identifier will not have to be changed when the system migrates to new hardware, or when changes are made to the system. Vtext is committed to maintaining the integrity of this identifier so that you can safely use it to refer to your item when citing it in publications or other communications. Our persistent urls are registered with the Handle System, a comprehensive system for assigning, managing, and resolving persistent identifiers, known as "handles," for digital objects and other resources on the Internet. The Handle System is administered by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), which undertakes, fosters, and promotes research in the public interest.
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For help with using Vtext and questions about your specific site, please contact the Vtext Administrator.
For general information and news about Vtext, visit the Vtext Website.