1 Digital Commons

2 Welcome to Digital Commons lUTEP now joins the select few institutions at the forefront of scholarly communications lThere are less than 400 IRs worldwide lAverage Size of an established IR ≈ 250 objects lSize at launch of = 137 objects lView the repository at: whttp://digitalcommons.utep.edu

3 Repository Home Page

4 Institutional Repositories lInstitutional Repositories (IR): “Digital collections that preserve and provide access to the intellectual output of an institution.”* * Raym Crow The case for institutional repositories: a SPARC position paper lIRs 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 wEtc.

5 Purpose of IRs lInstitutional Repositories serve three constituencies: wThe university wThe Faculty wThe Broader Research Community

6 The University lFacilitates information liberation - an ability to offer rich content that has historically been hard to share lCan manage and showcase institutional information assets (articles, working papers, etc.) under one site lFacilitates worldwide readership leading to an increase in the profile and prestige of the institution lCan stake or further a leadership claim in a specific subject area lDemonstrates to funding bodies (e.g., institutes and centres) the breadth and depth of output from a university lInstitution viewed as forward thinking and contributing toward publishing paradigm shift lKey Uses: wCompetitive / Comparative Tool wFaculty / Graduate Recruitment Tool

7 Faculty Benefits lEnhanced Professional Visibility wPapers are more accessible wPapers are cited more lFacilitates rapid dissemination of ideas lFaculty-Authored Learning Objects Can be Added lCreates ease of access for peer group lProduces a community of faculty actively engaged with a worldwide audience of fellow researchers

8 Common Concerns lConcerned about getting published/tenure wJournals do not consider IR preprints “prior submissions” - Elsevier as example wMost journals (84%+) will allow preprints to stay up after publication lDon’t want others to “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

9 The Broader Research Community l‘Frees up’ the communication process through the ability to view material that was previously unavailable or difficult to find. lImproves access to content for individuals who may not have had access lSpeeds innovation due to free information sharing

10 Digital Commons Reaches Out lConfirmation to Authors 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

11 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

12 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

13 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)

14 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

15 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