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Ojs At Byu, C. Jeffrey Belliston
Ojs At Byu, C. Jeffrey Belliston
Faculty Publications
A number of years ago, the library began hosting the digitized back files of several campus-based journal publications in CONTENTdm. A little over two years ago, Mark Belk, the editor of the Western North American Naturalist whose backfile we were hosting, approached Randy Olsen, our University Librarian with a problem. Mark explained that in his role as editor he was drowning in e-mails and things were falling through the cracks. Randy tasked me to investigate options. This investigation was made considerably easier by work done by Mark Czyzk from Johns Hopkins. The investigation led to the selection of OJS as …
Scholarspace: Help Us Establish Our Place In The Scholarly Web, Barry J. Bailey
Scholarspace: Help Us Establish Our Place In The Scholarly Web, Barry J. Bailey
Staff Development Presentations
The presenter discusses why ScholarSpace @ JCCC, a institutional repository is essential to collecting the intellectual output of Johnson County Community College
Tco And Roi: Assessing And Evaluating An Institutional Repository, Pamela Bluh
Tco And Roi: Assessing And Evaluating An Institutional Repository, Pamela Bluh
Faculty Scholarship
This presentation was given at the American Association of Law Libraries meeting, July 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. The powerpoint contains two video snippets. In order for the snippets to play users should download the presentation as well as the two supplemental files to the desktop.
Persuasive Arguments For Establishing An Institutional Repository, James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson
Persuasive Arguments For Establishing An Institutional Repository, James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson
Presentations
Presents the business case for creating an institutional repository (IR), including a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages with Social Science Research Network (SSRN); offers advice on obtaining faculty buy-in to the project in order to obtain content; reviews copyright right issues involved in depositing published materials into the repository; and suggests ways in which creating a repository can build relationships beyond the institution.
Leveraging Institutional Repositories To Support Your Institution's Strategic Mission (July), Richard W. Clement
Leveraging Institutional Repositories To Support Your Institution's Strategic Mission (July), Richard W. Clement
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
This presentation was given at the 2009 American Library Association annual conference. It addresses how to improve the chances of a successful Institutional Repository and updates his previous presentation at the 2009 Association for College and Research Libraries conference.
Library Space Redesign (Virtual), Marilyn S. Billings
Library Space Redesign (Virtual), Marilyn S. Billings
University Libraries Publication Series
This session will present a series of "think pieces" for both librarians and other campus constituencies to explore as we create new ways of working together to meet the needs of students, faculty and researchers of the 21st century. Topics will include new scholarly communication techniques, digital repositories, new partnerships and ways of marketing our scholarly outreach activities, and examine the implications for our current and future workforce.
Tapping Utah's Scholarly Works, Cheryl D. Walters, Jeff Belliston, Allyson Mower
Tapping Utah's Scholarly Works, Cheryl D. Walters, Jeff Belliston, Allyson Mower
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
Academic institutions in Utah talk about the institutional repositories (IRs) they have created to provide open access to the intellectual output of their university faculty, staff, and students. Covers platforms (Dspace, CONTENTdm, & Digital Commons), copyright, faculty outreach, collaboration on a statewide IR portal, etc.
Tapping Utah's Scholarly Works, C. Jeffrey Belliston, Allyson Mower, Cheryl Walters
Tapping Utah's Scholarly Works, C. Jeffrey Belliston, Allyson Mower, Cheryl Walters
Faculty Publications
Librarians from academic institutions in Utah talked about the institutional repositories (IRs) they have created to provide open access to the intellectual output of their faculty, staff, and students. Panelists provided an introduction to institutional repositories, considerations in choosing an IR software, workflow and copyright issues. They also highlighted some of the variety of materials in their respective IRs. 38 slides.
Academic Library As Publishing Agent: Showcasing Student, Faculty, And Campus Scholarship And Publications, Allegra Swift
Academic Library As Publishing Agent: Showcasing Student, Faculty, And Campus Scholarship And Publications, Allegra Swift
Library Staff Publications and Research
Academic libraries of all sizes can and must strategically position themselves to be a campus publisher. A means of doing this is to implement an IR, providing institutions an opportunity to showcase senior theses, and student and faculty peer-reviewed journals. Presentation includes representatives from a small college, a consortium of small colleges, and a university with a university press.
Leveraging Institutional Repositories To Support Your Institution's Strategic Mission (March), Richard W. Clement
Leveraging Institutional Repositories To Support Your Institution's Strategic Mission (March), Richard W. Clement
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
This presentation was given at the 2009 Association for College and Research Libraries conference during a breakfast presentation. It addresses how to improve the chances of a successful Institutional Repository.
The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Digital Commons, Sue Ann Gardner
The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Digital Commons, Sue Ann Gardner
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
Provides an overview of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries’ institutional repository, the Digital Commons, on the BEPress platform.
The Other Sustainability Problem, Diane J. Graves
The Other Sustainability Problem, Diane J. Graves
Library Faculty Research
The problem has been around for some time. It’s been called a “crisis” and a “tragedy.” Experts have been questioning the sustainability of the current model for over two decades. The evidence points to the need for change, but it is so hard to break from old habits and patterns, from the tried-and-true ways. And then there are the politics. Many people have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo, and they oppose any discussion of alternatives.
Metadata Implementation For Building Cross-Institutional Repositories: Lessons Learned From The Liberal Arts Scholarly Repository (Lasr), Jane Costanza, R. Cecilia Knight, Hsianghui Liu-Spencer
Metadata Implementation For Building Cross-Institutional Repositories: Lessons Learned From The Liberal Arts Scholarly Repository (Lasr), Jane Costanza, R. Cecilia Knight, Hsianghui Liu-Spencer
Library Faculty Research
Institutional repositories are an exciting innovation in scholarly communication and liberal arts institutions have a unique opportunity to create repository collections that reflect their tradition. However, the challenges of cost, staffing, infrastructure, standardized metadata, and content recruitment that are part and parcel of developing institutional repositories may be daunting to individual liberal arts institutions. The idea that multiple, like-minded institutions could join forces to share their efforts, unique challenges, and maximize their efficiencies grew into the Liberal Arts Scholarly Repository (LASR). Initial steps in this collaboration included the development of a group mission and a statement of collection policies. Technical …