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Trans Inclusion Through Name Change Policies In Institutional Repositories, Stephen G. Krueger
Trans Inclusion Through Name Change Policies In Institutional Repositories, Stephen G. Krueger
Dartmouth Library Staff Publications
As awareness and acceptance of trans and gender diverse people grows, scholarly publishing has seen a movement to support trans authors through inclusive name change policies. This work mainly happens through trans scholars approaching publishers and requesting these changes. Sometimes this results in a new policy that supports the authors and protects them from being outed to co-authors and readers; other times, the policies are less than ideal or do not change at all. While most of the focus is on publishers and organizations, institutional repositories can and should take similar steps to respect and protect their trans authors. This …
Transferring A Unique Collection To The Institutional Repository, Stephen G. Krueger
Transferring A Unique Collection To The Institutional Repository, Stephen G. Krueger
Dartmouth Library Staff Publications
Until fall 2020, the Computer Science department at Dartmouth College maintained an online collection of technical reports on their website. Faculty and librarians have worked together to transfer the collection to the school's institutional repository, Dartmouth Digital Commons. The project involved several major components: the creation of a space in the IR that met the specific needs of the collection, the transfer of existing materials so that the previous site could be deleted without losing any content, and the development of a workflow for adding future materials. In this presentation, the librarian responsible for the project will describe the process. …