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The Institutional Repository: A Place For Every Undergraduate Researcher’S Work, Monica Berger
The Institutional Repository: A Place For Every Undergraduate Researcher’S Work, Monica Berger
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Local Language, Local Knowledge, And Local Publishing: What Can We Learn From Latin And South America?, Monica Berger
Local Language, Local Knowledge, And Local Publishing: What Can We Learn From Latin And South America?, Monica Berger
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Scholarly publishing is hegemonic: a handful of international, commercial publishers dominate. Because the system favors English-language authors at well-resourced institutions, many academics and scientists are left out. But what if there was an alternate vision for scholarship that focuses on research in local languages, where research addresses issues of local concern, and open access occurs without fees to authors? In this presentation, we’ll learn more about initiatives in other countries, why bibliodiversity and local research is so important, and more about how local research is supported internationally.
Latin and South America have proven that they can “do it for themselves.” …
Your Ir As The Centerpiece For Scholarly Communications Outreach At Your Institution, Monica Berger
Your Ir As The Centerpiece For Scholarly Communications Outreach At Your Institution, Monica Berger
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Getting buy-in and awareness for your institutional repository can be challenging, especially when we have limited time and staff to devote to the IR. Outreach success requires persistence, flexibility, savvy marketing, and a focus on the long view. Before our IR, Academic Works, went live in 2016, my colleagues and I gave talks and workshops on open access and other topics. With Academic Works, our efforts now have focus and coherence. A varied outreach approach has been very helpful. In particular, print marketing has been effective. We designed a poster and other media promoting our tag line “amplify your scholarship …
Reaching Faculty Where They Are: Lessons Learned On Outreach, Monica Berger
Reaching Faculty Where They Are: Lessons Learned On Outreach, Monica Berger
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Successful scholarly communications outreach centers on a consistent, flexible, and holistic approach. We provide training and support throughout the lifecycle of scholarly communications. Our work has had a strong, positive impact at our college and our institutional repository is the centerpiece of our work.
The value of one-on-one is critical. We reach out to faculty when receiving a Google Scholar alert for new publications. Encouraging self-depositing allows us to train on using the IR and discuss author’s rights and using the SPARC Addendum. We have taken the approach that educating faculty is our ultimate goal.
Buy-in from administration has been …
Open Cuny: 24 Colleges, 5 Boroughs, 1 Repository, Megan Wacha
Open Cuny: 24 Colleges, 5 Boroughs, 1 Repository, Megan Wacha
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In March 2015, CUNY Libraries launched an open access institutional repository, CUNY Academic Works, to collect and provide public access to the intellectual output of the students, faculty, and staff at the City University of New York. This presentation details a collaborative model in which the Office of Library Services at the Central Office partners with libraries at each of CUNY’s campuses to adopt more open practices.