1. Patricia M. Shields, PhD MPA Program Director Texas State University ps07@txstate.edu http://uweb.txstate.edu/~ps07/ How Texas State Uses the Internet to Generate 140,000+ Student Paper Downloads Presented at the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration Annual Conference Crystal City, VA October 14-17, 2009

2. 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). Digital Commons http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/

3. Texas State Applied Research Projects Total Number papers = 303 (1978 – 2009) Total Downloads = 144,718 (2006 – 2009) Total International Downloads = 18,760 Dustin McLemore

4. Downloads at Selected Institutions Totals as of October 11, 2009 Total Papers = 4355 Total Downloads = 44,719

5. Texas State Annual Downloads

6. Sample of Downloads Outside USA

7. Note: There were over 1000 search engines – many Google from other countries

8. Benefits of Internet Exposure 1. More competitive for jobs (link on Resume) 2. Promotions – can show what they know 3. Ph.D. Applications 4. Opportunities – Consulting/Grant Reviewer NSF 5. Market Program 6. Used by Practitioner Community 7. Program Transparency 8. Alumni Relations Brian O’Neil Brian O’Neil w/father & grandfather

9. Rank, Title, Year, Author # 1. Child Protection in Texas: Caseworker Attitudes & Perceptions Toward CPS Services (2007) Emilia ZarateEmilia Zarate 2,829 2. Perceptions of TX Parks & Wildlife Game Wardens: Effectiveness of Law Enforcement Programs (2005) Bryce KesslerBryce Kessler 2,169 4. Applying the Andragogical Model of Adult Learning: Case Study TX Comptrollers Fiscal Management Division (2007) Michael RobertsMichael 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.Dee Ellis, D.V.M. 1,540 13. Impact of Advanced Placement & Dual Enrollment Programs on College Graduation (2007) David McCauleyDavid McCauley 1,246 17. Success through Succession Planning: Implementing Succession Planning at the Texas Dept of Insurance (2006) Melissa WhitmoreMelissa Whitmore 1,218 92. Challenge of Accountability in Human Services: Performance Manage- ment in Adult Protective Services Program in Texas (2007) Stephen EsteStephen Este 603

10. 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

11. 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 EsteStephen Este

12. W IKIPEDI A 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

13. VariableBetaP value Constant491.1.000 Serial Number-.75.002 Title construction2.04.962 Award-41.7.592 Bibliography-1.44.170 State Gov106.6.013 Wikipedia353.1.000 Google Scholar citation 41.0.006 Alta Vista5.92.075 Explanatory97.35.089 Survey research-4.6.913 Adj R-square.126 F- Statistic5.18 N (8/18/09)290 Preliminary Regression* Explaining the number Of Downloads Justin Marlin *Forthcoming Lewis Stewart

14. Lamar Colins New Developments Assessing Middle School Sex Education Programs (2008)

15. For Information on the Applied Research Project Process at Texas State see the following links. Shields, Patricia and Hassan TajalliShields, 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 TajalliShields, 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, PatriciaShields, Patricia. 2006. Using Pragmatism to Bridge the Gap Between Academe and Practice. Presented at the ASPA Conference. Denver, CO. Shields, Patricia. Shields, Patricia. 1998. Pragmatism as Philosophy of Science: A tool for Public Administration. Research in Public Administration, Vol.4: 195-225. Shields, PatriciaShields, Patricia. 2004. Enhancing the Quality of student papers. Presented at the Annual NASPAA Conference. Indianapolis, IN. Shields, Patricia. Shields, Patricia. 2003. A pragmatic teaching philosophy. Journal of Public Affairs Education. Vol. 9, No. 1: 7-12.