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Disseminating (And Taking Control Of) Your Scholarly Research, Paul Royster
Disseminating (And Taking Control Of) Your Scholarly Research, Paul Royster
Paul Royster
How authors can take advantage of open-access developments to increase the dissemination of their scholarly research and to restore a more balanced relationship between publishers and authors. Includes discussion of copyright, authors' rights, open-access journals, self-archiving, and the UNL institutional repository.
Digitally (Re)Publishing Franklin’S 1734 Edition Of James Anderson’S Constitutions Of The Free-Masons: Typographical Challenges And Unexpected Rewards, Paul Royster
Paul Royster
A presentation about the origin, typography, and design of the 2006 digital edition of James Anderson's The Constitutions of the Free-Masons and about the online reception of a work that has turned out to be the single most popular document in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's institutional repository.
The first part is a discussion of how an 18th-century printed work is presented in a 21st-century electronic format, including design and editorial principles.
The second part discusses 1) the intentional outreach or marketing efforts by the developer, and 2) the viral or non-intentional links and adoptions created by internet users.
The third …
Unl Digital Commons -- An Introduction, Paul Royster
Unl Digital Commons -- An Introduction, Paul Royster
Paul Royster
A PDF'ed PowerPoint presentation on the rationale, organization, and operation of the UNL Digital Commons institutional repository. Updated August 2007.
Electronic Texts In American Studies, Paul Royster
Electronic Texts In American Studies, Paul Royster
Paul Royster
For the past year and a half I have been engaged in publishing open-access online editions of primary works of early American history and literature. Currently, about 40 of these are posted in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s institutional repository, at http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas . My paper for the OIEAHC & SEA session will include: 1) a recap of issues faced and problems solved in designing and creating these electronic books; 2) an outline of editorial principles and guidelines for selection, textual editing, and annotation of works in the series; 3) a report on dissemination and usage data (specifically links and download statistics); …
Timoleon, Etc.: An Online Electronic Text Of The First Edition (1891), Herman Melville, Paul Royster (Editor & Depositor)
Timoleon, Etc.: An Online Electronic Text Of The First Edition (1891), Herman Melville, Paul Royster (Editor & Depositor)
Paul Royster
Timoleon, Etc. was the last work by Herman Melville published during his life. It was printed by the Caxton Press in May 1891, in an edition of 25 copies. Presented here is a facsimile of the 1891 first edition, in PDF format. A facsimile of the 1924 Constable (Standard) edition in PDF format and the texts of both editions in ASCII format are also attached as supplementary files. Ultimately, the Northwestern-Newberry edition will establish and make available the authoritative texts of these 42 poems. Until such time, the texts here are offered for the use of researchers, scholars, and readers. …
Uncl Future Library Conference: Unl’S Institutional Repository, Paul Royster
Uncl Future Library Conference: Unl’S Institutional Repository, Paul Royster
Paul Royster
What is an Institutional Repository ? How long have these been around ? What’s the purpose ? Lately in the news: What does a repository consist of ? What systems are “out there” ? Advantages of commercial package Advantages and Disadvantages of open source systems UNL’s history UNL’s rank Building contents Staffing Services we offer Who can participate ? What do they deposit ? Who are the biggest participants? Usage: 3-year history Outreach How do they find us ? Google-originated downloads Publishing original content NIH PubMed Central deposits UNL Libraries & NIH mandate We are doing this because ... How …