Institutional Repositories for Medical Schools Tim Tamminga Bepress
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Institutional Repositories – doing well by doing good We believe that scholarship needs to be available and accessible to everyone in order for all to benefit. That’s why we believe the Institutional Repository is essential as a place to gather and reveal the scholarship created within an institution
Digital Commons – doing good for internal and external stakeholders Faculty, students & researchers Health sciences communities The Library
Doing good for the community ….access to the content the community needs Authoritative Lasting and complete Visible
….services they want Doing good for faculty and students Publishing Symposia Management SelectedWorks
The Library - doing well by doing good Fulfilling The Library’s Mission Bringing Resources to the Community (not taking them away) Redefining the Role of the Librarian
Examples of repositories at Medical Schools Student scholarship Faculty articles Collections Community outreach Events publishing Scholarly publishing Digital Commons
Faculty and Researcher scholarship Texas Medical Center: Article Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland: Article Thomas Jefferson: Working paper submission with embargo Thomas Jefferson: Article with supplemental content University of Massachusetts Medical School: Article Washington University Medical School: CTSA Institute Faculty articles Digital Commons
Student Scholarship University of Pennsylvania: CUREJ Texas State University - San Marcos: Thesis Thomas Jefferson: Student presentation (audio and PPT) Colby College: Student atlas of Maine Texas Medical Center: Dissertation with embargo Washington University School of Medicine: Thesis University of North Texas Health Science Center: Thesis Student scholarship Digital Commons
Community Outreach External RCSI: Irish Heart Foundation National Audit of Stroke Care Thomas Jefferson: Newsletter for employers on purchasing health care University of Massachusetts Medical School: Briefs University of Nebraska: Community engagement University of North Texas Health Science Center: Journal SA Health: Media releases Community outreach Digital Commons Internal UTexas Grad School of Biomedical Sciences News Washington University School of Medicine: Amplifications Thomas Jefferson Dept of Surgery: Surgical Solutions
Scholarly Publishing: journals, monographs… McMaster University: Bertrand Russell Journal University of Iowa: Proceedings in Obstetrics... Bond University: Spreadsheets in Education Thomas Jefferson: Sci-Tech News Scholarly publishing Digital Commons University of Nebraska: Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology Birds of the Great Plains
Events Publishing: conferences, workshops… ACER conferences University of North Texas Health Sci: New Trends Symposium Macalester College: Library Technology conference Pacific University: College of Optometry conference Utah State University: Conferences Events publishing Digital Commons
Collections Texas Medical Center: Moloney Papers Bryant College: "Bryant College goes to war" Macalester College: Oral Histories University of Nebraska: Tractor Museum Thomas Jefferson: Human dissection Thomas Jefferson: Rare book Collections Digital Commons
Making the IR a showcase for your institution Student scholarship Faculty articles Collections Community outreach Events publishing Scholarly publishing Digital Commons
Questions? Interested in Learning More? Tim Tamminga ext. 149
Additional Resources Presentations about Digital Commons: Demonstration system: Research about Institutional Repositories: Portal site listing institutions using Digital Commons and journals created within Digital Commons: