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Powerpoint Presentation On The Unl Digital Commons, 12/01/05, Paul Royster
Powerpoint Presentation On The Unl Digital Commons, 12/01/05, Paul Royster
Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information
This is a text version of the PowerPoint presentation; slides include:
Digital Commons is:
Applications
The “institutional repository” (IR)
Electronic Publishing
Benefits: online work is
Who controls the copyright ?
Rights to published works
Publishers who allow some form of self-archiving:
What the IR wants: CONTENT
Content: Published
Content: Unpublished
Content: Records
Page/URL structure diagram/schematic
Site structure diagram/schematic
A “community” can be a:
Access to work can be:
How do I get started ?
To establish a new “series”
Costs
Why put work online?
“But my article is already online . . .”
A cybernetic experiment:
Contact
Places to visit: …
Questions And Answers About The Digital Commons, Paul Royster
Questions And Answers About The Digital Commons, Paul Royster
Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information
Information about the UNL Digital Commons for potential depositors and series editors. Topics addressed include reasons for depositing, copyright, how to set up a series, file types, PDF issues, who can use the archive, how to deposit non-PDF files, how to format abstracts, best file types for art, where to find more information, etc. Contains links. Length = about 2,000 words
Sample Permissions Letter
Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information
Recommended form and wording for a letter to a publisher requesting permission to deposit an article in the Digital Commons.
Formatting Your Document For Onscreen Reading: An Ms Word Template For Producing Screen-Friendly Pdf Documents, Paul Royster
Formatting Your Document For Onscreen Reading: An Ms Word Template For Producing Screen-Friendly Pdf Documents, Paul Royster
Digital Commons / Institutional Repository Information
The traditional 8.5” x 11” portrait page is not very convenient or reader-friendly for publications delivered electronically and read on-screen. This document and its attached files include a MS Word document template (“E-Pub format.dot”) that creates a page format to present text in two-page spreads; each spread fits on a single screen (of 1024 x 768 pixels) and remains readable at 75% magnification. The template includes page layout, design, and typographic settings engineered to accommodate most text elements: headings, subtitles, extracts, notes, etc. There is also a MS Word document (“E-Pub format sample.doc”) of the file from which the archived …