S TRATEGIES FOR D EVELOPING AN I NSTITUTIONAL R EPOSITORY Michelle Armstrong Albertsons Library Boise State University

S CHOLAR W ORKS ScholarWorks is a collection of services designed to capture and showcase all scholarly output by the Boise State University community. Types of content included: Faculty publications Electronic theses, dissertations, and graduate projects Undergraduate student research Electronic journals and books Conference materials/poster presentations Individualized researcher pages Surveys and reports

O PEN A CCESS At this time Boise State does not have an open access mandate As authors, faculty are directly impacted by the current copyright practices (even if they don’t know they are) Open access is not necessarily a compelling issue for most faculty Open access is however a critical component for being able to distribute a university’s scholarship

T RADITIONAL IR M ARKETING D IDN ’ T R EALLY S EEM TO W ORK Open access Serial crisis Preservation Showcasing the institution as a whole Tenure Ability to do their research Recognition by peers Sharing scholarship IR NeedsFaculty Needs

M EDIATED DEPOSIT APPROACH WAS THE WAY TO GO Also referenced as the “do it for them” or “academic friendly” approach Repository assumes the primary responsibility for identifying appropriate content, checking copyright policies, seeking author permission, soliciting correct manuscript version, and uploading documents Benefits the faculty member but also places the institutional repository in the position to provide a valuable service for the university

S CHOLAR W ORKS IS A S ERVICE Identifying and making available via the ScholarWorks web site documents and files produced by the faculty, research groups, and students of Boise State University. Creation of SelectedWorks pages which highlight the scholarly accomplishments of each individual faculty member. Distribution of regular reports that provide data on the impact and usage of faculty publications. Access to simple and inexpensive electronic publishing of original series, journals, and monographs. Promotion of research efforts via a searchable database, reports to key administrators and stakeholders, and coordination with other research recognition activities.

S PECIFIC S TRATEGIES W E ’ VE U SED TO C REATE T HIS S ERVICE Developed a simple ingest tracking database to manage copyright and author permission information Provide basic formatting of author manuscripts Provide download reports of specialized projects (liaisons also receive a copy) Set up SelectedWorks pages for participating faculty members

C APITALIZE ON S ELECTED W ORKS P AGES Customized pages showcasing individual faculty Opportunities for conversations about author rights Connects student research to faculty mentors Involving new faculty by creating SelectedWorks pages for them

A LIGN S CHOLAR W ORKS WITH U NIVERSITY N EEDS Electronic Theses and Dissertations Ahsahta Press Books Undergraduate Research Conference Metropolitan Research University of Distinction

F UTURE D IRECTIONS Continue building an infrastructure to support ScholarWorks Create training programs for faculty, students, and library staff Develop the ability to generate and analyze data on Boise State’s research distribution efforts

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