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Challenges And Opportunities For Medical Institutional Repositories, Dan Kipnis, Msi, Ann E. Koopman, Am, Lisa Palmer, Msls, Ahip Oct 2011

Challenges And Opportunities For Medical Institutional Repositories, Dan Kipnis, Msi, Ann E. Koopman, Am, Lisa Palmer, Msls, Ahip

Lisa A. Palmer

Description Thomas Jefferson University Library and University of Massachusetts Medical School Library have two important things in common: successful institutional repositories and experienced library leaders that developed them. Please join Dan Kipnis and Ann Koopman of Thomas Jefferson University, and Lisa Palmer of University of Massachusetts Medical School for a free webinar on institutional repositories (IRs) at medical schools. Speakers will explore how each organization decided to start an IR, how the IRs have evolved, unique IR collections, successful partnerships, challenges and opportunities, and the future of medical IRs.


The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Digital Commons, Sue Ann Gardner Oct 2011

The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Digital Commons, Sue Ann Gardner

Sue E. Gardner

Provides an overview of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries’ institutional repository, the Digital Commons, on the BEPress platform.


Managing A University Library In The Digital Age, Gerald J. Schafer, Marilyn S. Billings Aug 2011

Managing A University Library In The Digital Age, Gerald J. Schafer, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This presentation discusses the structure and function of libraries, student and faculty services, scholarly communication and the role of institutional repositories, and professional qualifications of librarians and information professionals.


The Transformation Of Scholarly Communication: Roles For Libraries, Marilyn S. Billings Jun 2011

The Transformation Of Scholarly Communication: Roles For Libraries, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Topic: Scholarly Communication and Institutional Repositories: the role of Librarians


A Meeting Of The Minds: Enhancing Collaboration With The Department Of Psychiatry Through The Institutional Repository, Lisa A. Palmer, Len L. Levin May 2011

A Meeting Of The Minds: Enhancing Collaboration With The Department Of Psychiatry Through The Institutional Repository, Lisa A. Palmer, Len L. Levin

Lisa A. Palmer

This presentation will provide an overview of an ongoing collaboration between the Lamar Soutter Library and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) to promote faculty research. The Library has a long-standing liaison relationship with the Department of Psychiatry to share information about library collections and services, and to support the department’s teaching, clinical, and research needs. In 2009 the Library formally established a Research and Scholarly Communication Services department, with one librarian overseeing the university’s institutional repository, eScholarship@UMMS. eScholarship@UMMS is a digital archive offering worldwide access to the research and scholarly output of the …


The Benefits Of Managing And Publishing Etds "In House" Using An Open Access Repository, Meghan Banach May 2011

The Benefits Of Managing And Publishing Etds "In House" Using An Open Access Repository, Meghan Banach

Meghan Banach Bergin

Open access repositories have given universities an exciting new opportunity to manage and publish their own ETDs. At the same time, new challenges have emerged such as objections to open access and new more complicated workflows. Meghan Banach, Metadata Catalog Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has coordinated the library side of ETD management for the past 4 years. She oversees the management of about 500 theses and dissertations per year. She will use the UMass ETD program as a case study to describe two workflows for managing ETDS: one for doctoral dissertations which involves both the UMI Proquest …


Recruiting And Retooling To Staff The Ir, Marilyn S. Billings Mar 2011

Recruiting And Retooling To Staff The Ir, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This presentation uses the IR at UMass Amherst, ScholarWorks, as a case study in finding creative ways to staff an IR.


The Changing Landscape Of Scholarly Communication: The Role Of The Library & Its Partners, Marilyn S. Billings Mar 2011

The Changing Landscape Of Scholarly Communication: The Role Of The Library & Its Partners, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Presentation for online ISIS group.


Moving Beyond Access: University Institutional Repositories, Copyright And Digital Preservation, Harrison W. Inefuku, Elizabeth M. Shaffer Mar 2011

Moving Beyond Access: University Institutional Repositories, Copyright And Digital Preservation, Harrison W. Inefuku, Elizabeth M. Shaffer

Harrison W. Inefuku

This presentation communicates the findings of a two-­‐year research project, University Institutional Repositories: Copyright and Long-­‐Term Preservation, that investigates the challenges presented to UIRs by the digital preservation of a multitude of content types, which may include preprints, postprints, electronic theses and dissertations, multimedia presentations, datasets and administrative records, all of which have differing requirements for digital preservation (the specific process of maintaining digital materials during and across different generations of technology over time, irrespective of where they reside).