Selected Digital Repository Projects at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Presented at ALA Mid-Winter 2008 by Marilyn Billings Scholarly Communications Librarian January 13, 2008

UMass Amherst UMass Amherst is flagship of UMass System Students 26,000 students; of those 5,770 are grad students Faculty 1,170 Academic 87 bachelor's degree programs, 6 associate's, 73 master’s and 51 doctoral programs in 10 schools and colleges Research Over $134 million / year

Background Sabbatical: January–June 2005 Faculty Survey: Spring 2006 Types of repositories Common features and functionality Recommendation Faculty Survey: Spring 2006 Text, E-journals Interest in participating

Faculty Senate Research Library Council Engaged in Scholarly Communication Dialogue Support for IR Faculty Survey, Spring 2006 Faculty Senate motion to support pilot IR, April 2006 Faculty Senate motion to support open access to scholarly communication, May 2007

Digital Commons Pilot August 2006 – March 2007 Content Ph.D dissertations Faculty Survey participants Online journal Research Centers

Provost and Office of Research Support Graduate School participation Grand launch: March 2007 Provost and Office of Research Support Graduate School participation http://scholarworks.umass.edu demo Live demo of content, with commentary

ScholarWorks home page ScholarWorks home page. Note features such as paper of the day, frequently downloaded papers, etc

Example of a department’s community Example of a department’s community. Don’t create communities without content. Mention faculty research reports series.

New idea (even though no content) – to showcase student work New idea (even though no content) – to showcase student work. Look and feel of department’s website for this program.

Research Center and Institute example with customized look and feel

New electronic journal that’s part of the Center’s site New electronic journal that’s part of the Center’s site. Also point out Editorial Board, Guidelines, and other tabs across the top.

Another Research Center to show different look and feel.

The University Libraries has a long-standing relationship with the University Press. Discuss Faculty Senate Press Committee and Library Council, cross-representation. Also attendance at ARL/ACRL Institute of Scholarly Communication.

Example of UMass Press award-winning book, full text available online.

Collaboration with Graduate School – masters theses pilot project last semester. Hope to have it mandatory deposit this spring. Also describe past history with development of our “Digital Quadrangle” colloquium series.

New product, SelectedWorks – a few examples

Comments, Questions? Thank You for Your Attention! Contact Information: Marilyn Billings Scholarly Communication Librarian University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 413-545-6891 mbillings@library.umass.edu