ScholarWorks at WMU Western’s Scholarly Repository Faculty Senate Maira Bundza May 16, 2013

Goal of a scholarly repository Showcase the scholarly and creative work of faculty, students and staff Facilitate scholarly communication Preserve and provide long term access University A-Z list or Library home page

Faculty Work Published articles Books Conference papers Technical Reports Research projects Creative work Posters

Projects Showcase a project, community outreach, global engagement, sustainability… Archive reports, publications, images Work of centers and institutes

Journals Online platform Online paper submission and review process Open access or manage subscriptions Start a new journal – 4 up, more in the works Digitize an old journal $1500 one time set-up fee Begun April 2012, 2 issues, 3,300 downloads Digitized back to 1960, 174,000 downloads Fall 2012 & Winter 2013, 3,800 downloads New journals from English and World Languages

Events or conferences Accept online submission of papers Create online schedule and program Great Lakes Regional Conference in April - Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education Working with 2 other interdisciplinary groups Archive past events Assessment in Action Day, Research & Dessert, etc.

Student Work Main collections,: Dissertations – 116 from 2012 Masters theses – 95 from 2012 Honors theses – 2033 since 1963 (a few more to upload) Others: The Hilltop Review (31,000 downloads) Research posters Capstone or senior projects Faculty help needed Encourage, submit Explain embargo, sign-offs

7,961 items on May 15, ,341 downloads on May 15, 2013 Individuals get monthly reports on downloads of their materials

SelectedWorks Companion system Create professional pages Online portfolio Publications Presentations Get reports on downloads Transfers to other institutions Showcase WMU and your department

More information ScholarWorks: Guide: Questions? Set up a meeting Maira Bundza