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2009

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Building An Institutional Repository In Hard Times, Michael Holt, Fatih Oguz, Deborah Davis, Cliff Landis Apr 2009

Building An Institutional Repository In Hard Times, Michael Holt, Fatih Oguz, Deborah Davis, Cliff Landis

Cliff Landis

This poster presents an overview of an exploratory research initiative to examine and assess the viability of developing an institutional repository system at a teaching-oriented four-year university with minimal monetary commitment. A need has been identified for an institutional repository and necessary steps have been taken to implement it. Several departments worked together to create a prototype Institutional Repository using DSpace, an open source repository software. This repository represents a unique endeavor, in that it has been instituted at a non-research based university and has chosen to involve students in the planning, design, implementation, and documentation stages of the project. …


Academic Library As Publishing Agent: Showcasing Student, Faculty, And Campus Scholarship And Publications, Teresa Fishel, Marilyn Billings, Allegra Gonzalez Mar 2009

Academic Library As Publishing Agent: Showcasing Student, Faculty, And Campus Scholarship And Publications, Teresa Fishel, Marilyn Billings, Allegra Gonzalez

Teresa A. Fishel

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.