ScholarWorks at WMU Western’s Scholarly Repository Faculty Senate Maira Bundza November 10, 2011
Goals Increase the visibility and access to WMU’s intellectual output worldwide Collect WMU’s research, educational and creative scholarship in one place Provide a way for WMU scholars to disseminate work while retaining copyright Preserve and provide long term access
Scholarly Repository Research, scholarly and creative content created, edited or sponsored by WMU faculty, students and staff Articles Conference Papers Technical Reports Creative writing Journals Newsletters Posters Art Images Performances Events E-books Administered by University Libraries Content to be input across campus
ScholarWorks at WMU
Faculty Work Published articles Conference papers Technical Reports Research projects Creative work Posters
Student Work Dissertations Masters theses Honors theses Capstone or senior projects Research posters Need sign-off What is ScholarWorks
Journals Online platform Digitize back issues Online paper submission and review process Manage subscriptions Start a new journal $1500 one time set-up fee 50 years of Reading Horizons digitized and now being entered, 2 year embargo – available only to WMU and subscribers
Manage an event Accept online submission of papers Create online schedule and program Archive past events
Newsletters Make your departmental newsletter more visible Archive back issues and those born digital
Get reports of usage Track downloads on site Individual authors will get reports Most Popular Papers list ScholarWorks at WMU
SelectedWorks Companion system Creates personal professional pages Online CV Publications Presentations Get reports on downloads Transfers to other institutions
More information For questions or to set up a meeting or training Maira Bundza