1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. Provost and Office of Research Support Graduate School participation
Grand launch: March 2007
Provost and Office of Research Support
Graduate School participation
demo
Live demo of content, with commentary

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

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

9. 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.

10. Research Center and Institute example with customized look and feel

11. 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.

12. Another Research Center to show different look and feel.

13. 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.

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

15. 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.

16. New product, SelectedWorks – a few examples

18. Comments, Questions? Thank You for Your Attention!
Contact Information:
Marilyn Billings
Scholarly Communication Librarian
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA