1. Publishing in Scholarly Commons
Dr. Anne Marie Casey, Dean of Scholarly Communication and the Library
Wes Lewis, Associate Director, Undergraduate Research
Dr. Kadie Mullins, Director, Undergraduate Research
Debra Rodensky, Scholarly Communication Librarian
Chip Wolfe, Digitization Specialist/Media Technician

2. Why publish? Career Advancement Sharing Knowledge
Establish Academic Presence
Market Your Expertise

3. What is Scholarly Commons?
ERAU’s Institutional Repository.
Publishes intellectual output of faculty, staff, and students as open access.
Most documents are open access on a global scale.
Includes articles, presentations, white papers, letters, and images.
Gives monthly reports on the number of downloads of your work

4. What makes publishing in Scholarly Commons different from publishing in Beyond?
Scholarly Commons Beyond
Requires faculty/staff recommendation Peer reviewed
Inquiry-based/Personal reflections Scientific method/knowledge-based
Permits alternative formats: Article/Literature format only
Blogs/vlogs
PowerPoint Presentations
Video Presentations
Audio Presentations
Poster Sessions

5. What types of projects can you submit?
Inquiry Manuscript
Research Question
How you answered the question via personal reflections, experience during the trip, interviews, artifacts collected during your visit.
Photo/Video journal
Using photographs & video to show your experience and answer your research question.
Other forms of media
Blogging

6. How do you get started? Establishing your research question
What are you interested in learning or exploring during your trip?
Literature Review
What information is available about your topic to help you develop a deeper understanding of your area of exploration?
Meet with your faculty advisor to discuss topic and your proposal
Write up your proposal
What do you hope to accomplish?
What will you be doing/researching?

7. Are there deadlines? Summer A Summer B
Proposal Due May 5, 2017 Progress Report May 30, 2017 Project Submission July 14, 2017
Proposal Due June 16, 2017 Progress Report June 10, 2017 Project Submission August 26, 2017

8. Need Advice?
General Questions Dr. Casey Mr. Lewis Dr. Mullins Research Help Ask a Librarian

9. Questions