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Between The Graduate School And Cataloging: How A Digital Collections Center Contributes Quality To The Etd Process, Kelley F. Rowan Sep 2015

Between The Graduate School And Cataloging: How A Digital Collections Center Contributes Quality To The Etd Process, Kelley F. Rowan

Works of the FIU Libraries

This presentation was given at the 2015 USETDA (United States Electronic Theses and Dissertations Association) conference in Austin, Texas explores the history of Digital Collections Center at Florida International University and where and how it functions in the process of publishing, archiving, and promoting the university's electronic theses and dissertations. Additionally, the functionality of Digital Commons is discussed along with the use of Adobe Acrobat for creating archival quality PDFs. The final section discusses promotion techniques used via social media for increased discoverability of ETDs.


Nsuworks Annual Report 2014-2015, Michele Gibney Sep 2015

Nsuworks Annual Report 2014-2015, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

In 2014 Nova Southeastern University celebrated its 50th. In conjunction with the anniversary, the NSU Libraries determined a need to preserve the past, present and future of the university by creating a campus wide repository for all scholarship, creative work, and historical materials produced by the university. NSUWorks is a part of the NSU Libraries’ contribution to the university’s ongoing growth and success as an internationally recognized research institution. NSUWorks was launched at the Dean’s Meeting on November 2014, and reached its one year anniversary at the end of February 2015. The NSUWorks Annual Report covers the period of February …


A Digital Collection Center's Experience: Etd Discovery, Promotion, And Workflows In Digital Commons, Kelley F. Rowan Jun 2015

A Digital Collection Center's Experience: Etd Discovery, Promotion, And Workflows In Digital Commons, Kelley F. Rowan

Works of the FIU Libraries

This presentation was given at the Digital Commons Southeastern User Group conference at Winthrop University, South Carolina on June 5, 2015. The presentation discusses how the digital collections center (DCC) at Florida International University uses Digital Commons as their tool for ingesting, editing, tracking, and publishing university theses and dissertations. The basic DCC workflow is covered as well as institutional repository promotion.


Nsuworks Annual Report 2014-2015, Michele Gibney Mar 2015

Nsuworks Annual Report 2014-2015, Michele Gibney

Alvin Sherman Library Brochures, Pamphlets, Reports

In 2014 Nova Southeastern University celebrated its 50th. In conjunction with the anniversary, the NSU Libraries determined a need to preserve the past, present and future of the university by creating a campus wide repository for all scholarship, creative work, and historical materials produced by the university. NSUWorks is a part of the NSU Libraries’ contribution to the university’s ongoing growth and success as an internationally recognized research institution. NSUWorks was launched at the Dean’s Meeting on November 2014, and reached its one year anniversary at the end of February 2015. The NSUWorks Annual Report covers the period …


Building An Institutional Repository: Managing Faculty Publication And Author Rights Workflow In The Wyoming Scholars Repository, Kelly Visnak, Yumi Ohira Jan 2015

Building An Institutional Repository: Managing Faculty Publication And Author Rights Workflow In The Wyoming Scholars Repository, Kelly Visnak, Yumi Ohira

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Wyoming Scholar’s Repository (WySR), is an initiative by the University of Wyoming Libraries to support our scholars and provide a Green Open Access solution. WySR (http://repository.uwyo.edu/) disseminates a wide variety of scholarship, including faculty papers, student scholarship, conference proceedings, and journals. The Digital Collections office and the Scholarly Communication Librarian have been implementing and managing WySR by searching our purchased electronic materials, relying on the SHERPA/RoMEO database of publisher policies, and communicating with faculty to seek permissions to bring their scholarly publications into the repository. This presentation will discuss the differences among four colleges at the University of Wyoming: College …