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A University Library Creates A Digital Repository For Documenting And Disseminating Community Engagement, William A. Miller, Marilyn S. Billings
A University Library Creates A Digital Repository For Documenting And Disseminating Community Engagement, William A. Miller, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Digital repositories are new tools for documenting the accumulated scholarly work produced at academic institutions and disseminating that material broadly via the internet. Digital repositories support all file types and can be adapted to meet the custom design specifications of individual institutions. A section for community engagement initiatives was created within ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst, the digital repository for University of Massachusetts Amherst. Collected materials can provide a comprehensive record of partnerships, results, and products that advance institutional goals while facilitating the development of individual academic portfolios. This innovative application of library science allows community engagement to be appropriately valued as the …
The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Taking A Bite Out Of High Cost Textbooks, Marilyn S. Billings
The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Taking A Bite Out Of High Cost Textbooks, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Breakout session of conference: To describe the Open Education Initiative that began at the University of Massachusetts in Spring 2011.
The Transformation Of Library Services In A Time Of Rapid Scholarly Communication Change, Marilyn S. Billings
The Transformation Of Library Services In A Time Of Rapid Scholarly Communication Change, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Academic libraries of all sizes can and must strategically position themselves to capture, manage, and disseminate the digital scholarship of their respective institutions. There are many new opportunities and challenges that these roles are providing for librarians in their relationships with faculty and other members of the campus community. Our discussion topics will include how the liaisons are participating in engaged discussions with the faculty about how to manage rights to their scholarly articles and creative works, describe services provided by our institutional repository (ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst) and how this has facilitated new partnerships, describe librarians’ active role in creating data …
New Roles For Library Faculty Liaisons At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Marilyn S. Billings
New Roles For Library Faculty Liaisons At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Academic libraries of all sizes can and must strategically position themselves to capture, manage, and disseminate the digital scholarship of their respective institutions. Explore the new opportunities that these roles are providing for liaison librarians in their relationships with faculty and other members of the campus community at UMass Amherst.
Transforming Library Services In A Time Of Rapid Scholarly Communication Change, Marilyn S. Billings
Transforming Library Services In A Time Of Rapid Scholarly Communication Change, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Variation of sabbatical talks given at University of Washington, Indiana University, University of North Carolina, and Washington State University that discusses strategic scholarly communication and digital library developments, and open education initiatives at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Response To Rfi On Public Access To Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research, Marilyn S. Billings
Response To Rfi On Public Access To Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
This report is the University of Massachusetts Amherst response to an RFI issued by the