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Scholarly Communication

2016

University at Albany, State University of New York

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Suny-Wide Open Access Initiatives, Jessica Clemons Oct 2016

Suny-Wide Open Access Initiatives, Jessica Clemons

Open Access Day

In this session, Jessica Clemons, Interim Director of College Libraries at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry talks about some of the open access initiatives taking place in the SUNY Council of Library Directors.


Intro To Oers - A Game Changer For Higher Ed, Julie Cuccio Slichko Dr., Elaine M. Lasda Oct 2016

Intro To Oers - A Game Changer For Higher Ed, Julie Cuccio Slichko Dr., Elaine M. Lasda

Open Access Day

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Opening Science: Increasing Access To Federally Funded Research, Jerry Sheehan Oct 2016

Opening Science: Increasing Access To Federally Funded Research, Jerry Sheehan

Open Access Day

Increasing Access to Federally Funded Research: Summarizes the considerable progress that Federal departments and agencies have made increasing public access to the results of Federally-supported scientific research and advancing the broader notion of open science. In this session, Jerry Sheehan, talks about sixteen agencies that now require researchers to ensure free public access to peer-reviewed publications resulting from all newly-funded research, with a delay of not more than 12 months after the publication date, and all agencies now have repositories to enhance accessibility to such research.


Scholars Archive Snapshot: Showcase Your Research, Lindsay Van Berkom, Jodi Boyle, Wendy L. West Oct 2016

Scholars Archive Snapshot: Showcase Your Research, Lindsay Van Berkom, Jodi Boyle, Wendy L. West

Open Access Day

Scholars Archive is the University at Albany's Institutional Repository (IR). Scholars Archive provides a way for the University at Albany, faculty, staff, researchers and students to collect their scholarly work in a centralized place where it will be preserved, stored securely and easily shared. This session will highlight some of the benefits that Scholars Archive can offer. Jodi Boyle and Wendy West, both from the University at Albany Libraries, share their experiences with Scholars Archive.


If You Build It, Will They Come? Collateral Benefits Of Changing Strategies To Facilitate Faculty Participation In A Campus Ir, Lindsay Van Berkom, Elaine M. Lasda Bergman Apr 2016

If You Build It, Will They Come? Collateral Benefits Of Changing Strategies To Facilitate Faculty Participation In A Campus Ir, Lindsay Van Berkom, Elaine M. Lasda Bergman

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

In October, 2014, the University at Albany Libraries launched Scholars Archive (SA), the University’s Institutional Repository (IR). Our first year of trial and error generated mixed results and low participation by non-library faculty. In year two, we redeveloped our strategy to yield benefits beyond simply increasing repository content. The new approach has three prongs: targeting outreach to deans, department heads and campus wide meetings instead of targeting to individual faculty members; second, we now provide a “full service” model for submitting content instead of merely mediating a “self-service” workflow model; third, we strategically highlight the IR platform’s available metrics to …