1. DigitalGeorgetown and the Georgetown University Press
Artemis G. Kirk
University Librarian
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2. Opportunity for Collaboration
Enhance cooperation between Library and Press
“Anecdotal” collegiality
Librarian on Press Board
Add Press content to DigitalGeorgetown
Discover short- and long-term benefits to digital publication for Press
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Project Goals
Digitize 2-3 years of an annual, GURT
Test Library’s capability to archive published content
Test Press’s capability to market its retrospective content
Develop a business model for past and future e-content, sustained via the Library
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Description
Library digitized recent but low-use back issues of GURT--GU Round Table in Language and Linguistics
Press offered free access to back issues to test use and market potential
Library created pilot for sustainable archive and business model for future
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Team/Resources
Close relationship between Press and Library Digital Services
Specialists from both units work together
Collaboration with WRLC
Pilot for Digital Services & Technology Planning Division to assess future technology needs
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Technology
DSpace platform
Hosted at consortium site, WRLC
Dublin Core metadata Standards
Full content openly accessible for all years
Link to Press for other information, sales
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9. Project Significance for GU Press
GU Press’s first digital publication
Measures usage and need for carefully-selected digital backfiles
Concern not to undermine print sales of current issues
Tests various possibilities for print, e- and print, or e-only future models
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10. Project Significance for Library
Applies planning model of digitalGeorgetown to this project
Creates a sustainability model for digital preservation and archiving
Assures national standards for University-wide digital content
Leads mission-related but distinct unit into closer alliance with University
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Potential for success
New business model for Press, portable elsewhere at University
Enhanced “publicity” for both Press and Library
Creation and conservation of culture and new knowledge for posterity
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