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Creating A Research Footprint: Introducing An Institutional Repository To Scholars, Carrie B. Levinson, Melissa Spangenberg, Jovy O'Grady Jan 2017

Creating A Research Footprint: Introducing An Institutional Repository To Scholars, Carrie B. Levinson, Melissa Spangenberg, Jovy O'Grady

Touro College Libraries Publications and Research

Touro Scholar, the institutional repository (IR) of the Touro College and University System (TCUS) and New York Medical College (NYMC), officially launched in April 2016, utilizing bepress’s Digital Commons repository platform.The IR is an online archive of scholarly output of an institution –in this case TCUS and NYMC. After assessing institutional knowledge of the scholarly benefits of depositing work in the repository, the libraries planned to create a concrete game plan to establish buy-in to Touro Scholar. Handouts, presentations, customized guides, liaison outreach, tutorials, and webinars were proposed methods of advertising the repository.


Bringing Scholars To The Limelight: Publicizing An Institutional Repository Amongst Faculty And Students, Carrie B. Levinson, Melissa Spangenberg, Shawn Manning Jan 2016

Bringing Scholars To The Limelight: Publicizing An Institutional Repository Amongst Faculty And Students, Carrie B. Levinson, Melissa Spangenberg, Shawn Manning

Touro College Libraries Publications and Research

Touro Scholar, the institutional repository (IR) of the Touro College and University System (TCUS) and New York Medical College (NYMC), officially launched in April 2016, utilizing bepress’s Digital Commons repository platform.The IR is an online archive of scholarly output of an institution –in this case TCUS and NYMC. After assessing institutional knowledge of the scholarly benefits of depositing work in the repository, the libraries planned to create a concrete game plan to establish buy-in to Touro Scholar. Handouts, presentations, customized guides, liaison outreach, tutorials, and webinars were proposed methods of advertising the repository.