1 Digital Commons

2 Welcome to Digital Commons lPace now joins a community at the forefront of scholarly communications lThere are less than 400 institutions with digital knowledge repositories worldwide lAverage Size of an established site ≈ 250 objects lSize at launch of = objects lView the repository at: whttp://digitalcommons.pace.edu

3 What is Digital Commons? lAn Organized Online Library of Your Research lDigital Commons might contain: wPre-prints (pre-refereed papers) or Post-prints (post- refereed papers) wUndergraduate senior or honor theses wNon-static resources (e.g., sound and video files) wConference papers wBook chapters wReports wJournals wPresentations wAnd Much More – Any Digital File

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5 Why Participate? lEnhanced Professional Visibility lMore Accessible wOpen Access Publishing wPapers are Cited More lMore Discoverable wPapers are indexed in Google wPapers are indexed in OAISTER and other Library Resources wDiscovery / Access Fosters Collaboration lFacilitates rapid dissemination of your ideas lFaculty-Authored Classroom Objects Can be Published and Accessed lObjective - a community of faculty actively engaged with a worldwide audience of fellow researchers

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7 Common Concerns lGetting Published/tenure wJournals do not consider IR preprints “prior submissions” - Elsevier as example wMost journals (84%+) will allow preprints to stay up after publication lOthers may “steal” an idea from the repository wPublishing in IR establishes precedence of the idea wLike-minded others may become supporters or collaborators lToo busy to participate wPosting is easy, and takes less than 2 minutes wAdjust your workflow to utilize administrative staff as needed

8 Digital Commons Communicates lConfirmation wAuthors receive an when the paper is posted that provides the URL for distribution lMonthly to Authors wProvides usage, link to paper (for distribution), and link/ to series to submit additional work lAudience Notification wSystem can interested audience of papers added wPrior to notification, system will notify authors/administrators of forthcoming announcement, and encourage additional submissions

9 Digital Commons Sites lThe Berkeley Electronic Press technology has been implemented at a number of sites including: wCalifornia Digital Library ( ) wFlorida State University wNew England Law Library Repository, including University of Connecticut, Cornell and Yale ( wUniversity of Pennsylvania wBoston College wDickinson College wCarleton College wTrinity University (Texas) wMiddlebury College wUniversity of New Brunswick wStevens Institute of Technology wPace University wCornell – School of Industrial & Labor Relations wUniversity of Texas at El Paso wThomas Jefferson University Visit for links to Digital Commons sites

10 Case Study – Stevens Tech lOver 1,000 full-text downloads in two months (pre-launch) l FT downloads per week l96% of external referrals coming from Google l43% of referrals from outside United States l82% of objects have been downloaded lMost used object represents 2.5% of usage FT Downloads Per Week FT Downloads Per Week NameReferrals Google.com1126 Google Canada106 Google India93 Google Germany71 Google UK67 Google Australia59 Google France44 Google Italy32 Google Thailand29 Google Japan28

11 How Does It Work? l“Community” created for your department l“Series” created for your work lLoad your content wRegister your address wSubmit a paper wSubmission may vary ( to administrator vs. online direct load)

12 What Do I Do Next? lView the site at: lClick on “My Account” and follow instructions to sign up lContact the Library to arrange submission of materials

13 Enjoy! We’re Here To Help lYour Library Contact lProQuest Technical Support w wMartha Salyer, Digital Commons Team Lead lJeff Riedel – Program Manager w x3774