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Powerpoint Presentation On The Unl Digital Commons, 12/01/05, Paul Royster Dec 2005

Powerpoint Presentation On The Unl Digital Commons, 12/01/05, Paul Royster

Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information

This is a text version of the PowerPoint presentation; slides include:
Digital Commons is:
Applications
The “institutional repository” (IR)
Electronic Publishing
Benefits: online work is
Who controls the copyright ?
Rights to published works
Publishers who allow some form of self-archiving:
What the IR wants: CONTENT
Content: Published
Content: Unpublished
Content: Records
Page/URL structure diagram/schematic
Site structure diagram/schematic
A “community” can be a:
Access to work can be:
How do I get started ?
To establish a new “series”
Costs
Why put work online?
“But my article is already online . . .”
A cybernetic experiment:
Contact
Places to visit: …

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Questions And Answers About The Digital Commons, Paul Royster Aug 2005

Questions And Answers About The Digital Commons, Paul Royster

Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information

Information about the UNL Digital Commons for potential depositors and series editors. Topics addressed include reasons for depositing, copyright, how to set up a series, file types, PDF issues, who can use the archive, how to deposit non-PDF files, how to format abstracts, best file types for art, where to find more information, etc. Contains links. Length = about 2,000 words

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Sample Permissions Letter Aug 2005

Sample Permissions Letter

Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information

Recommended form and wording for a letter to a publisher requesting permission to deposit an article in the Digital Commons.

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Archiving Department Records, Paul Royster Aug 2005

Archiving Department Records, Paul Royster

Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information

What is the Digital Commons? How can it be used to archive department records? Contents of the repository, retention guidelines, types of records, electronic records, accessibility, site structure, communities and series, administrators, restricted vs. open access, adding records, file formats, searchability, arrangement, downloads, costs, contacts.

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Formatting Your Document For Onscreen Reading: An Ms Word Template For Producing Screen-Friendly Pdf Documents, Paul Royster Jul 2005

Formatting Your Document For Onscreen Reading: An Ms Word Template For Producing Screen-Friendly Pdf Documents, Paul Royster

Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information

The traditional 8.5” x 11” portrait page is not very convenient or reader-friendly for publications delivered electronically and read on-screen. This document and its attached files include a MS Word document template (“E-Pub format.dot”) that creates a page format to present text in two-page spreads; each spread fits on a single screen (of 1024 x 768 pixels) and remains readable at 75% magnification. The template includes page layout, design, and typographic settings engineered to accommodate most text elements: headings, subtitles, extracts, notes, etc. There is also a MS Word document (“E-Pub format sample.doc”) of the file from which the archived …

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University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Digital Commons, Paul Royster Jul 2005