CLOSING INSTITUTIONAL GAPS THROUGH ACADEMIC RESEARCH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND IMPLICATIONS IN NIGERIA
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The world today has a number of valuable research scholars desiring connections and collaborations. The existing online
collaboration platforms are not sufficient to accommodate the totality of researchers desiring dynamic platforms to
network globally. Despite growing contributions in the literature on Social Network Site (SNS), regarding the capacity to
connect people remotely, there is still a dearth of research on how SNS potentially integrates academics into social
capital formation. The objective of this study is to provide Academic Research Management System (ARMS) for the
research community. The research methods that were employed for the study include unified modeling language (UML)
for the design; and Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML), Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) and MySQL for front end,
server side programming and database respectively. The system was evaluated for usability and the implications for
deploying the ARMS in Nigeria were also considered in this study. Findings: The findings from the usability survey
showed a good usability based on total rating of 4.10 out of 5 point scale. The integration of the system into the academic
institutions worldwide would foster a rapport between academics in all fields of learning and provide a means to have
access to colleagues and research materials when needed.
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H Social Sciences (General), JA Political science (General), QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science