1. Start Here, Go Far: Disseminating GSU Research through GSU’s Open Portal to University Scholarship (OPUS)
Paul Blobaum, Professor Scholarly Communications Librarian University Library
GSU Research Day 2017
1:50 pm - D April 7, 2017

2. GSU Scholarly Legacy GSU Student Theses and Capstones prior to 2010:
Print format
Limited circulation – 1 person at a time
The first GSU Theses: Ashinabe Kabeyun Ogiwississan Kewaydin Ian : the cultural heritage of the Odjibway Indians / by Janet Florence Wilson. 1973
Collective bargaining in health care services / by Joseph L. Benson. 1973

3. Scholarly Legacy - Faculty
Peer Reviewed Journals - limited access
Monographs
Working papers
Examples

4. OPUS – Open Portal to University Scholarship
Joined Digital Commons network in March 2014
Launched May 19, 2014
What the Digital Commons platform can do
Peer reviewed journals
Books
Image Galleries
Events
Measuring Readership at all levels: Repository level, item level, Author level

5. Leveraging OPUS to Disseminate Research
Search DC Network for scholarly articles, working papers, reports, etc.
Advanced Search left side bar, change to “across all repositories”
Imperative for Preservation of Research Data Sets
Showcasing Faculty products

6. Student Work Capstone Series – 279 manuscripts posted
Theses series – 89 manuscripts posted
International Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

7. Supporting Faculty Work
Open Access journal articles, working papers, presentations
Paul’s Libguide on OA
Faculty Research Series – 30 manuscripts
Faculty Books gallery – 67 monographs profiled

8. Let’s Review: Models of Open Access Journals
“Gold(en) Pathway”
Article published online on publisher/journals web page
Free at the time of publishing
Author’s fees to support costs but not always
“Green Pathway”
Eprint deposited by author (preprint/postprint)
Often an author’s fee for this privilege

9. GSU OA Policy
Open Access Task Force
Mandates faculty deposit manuscripts to Library following acceptance (Green)
Opt-out if publisher does not permit (SHERPA Romeo directory of policies)
May replace manuscript with postprint if permitted

10. SelectedWorks – Faculty Profiles
Author portal
Create profile, add photos, papers that do not meet OPUS criteria
Unique URL for promotion
Example:

11. Citation Advantage impact of Open Access
Gargouri, Y., Hajjem, C., Larivière, V., Gingras, Y., Carr, L., Brody, T., & Harnad, S. (2010). Self-selected or mandated, open access increases citation impact for higher quality research. Plos ONE, 5(10), doi: /journal.pone
There is not a bias in citations to open access articles because of availability only; there is an advantage to citable scholarly articles because of OA. High quality articles that are not accessible (digital, online) are not cited as frequently.

12. From: Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook http://www

13. Overview of OPUS Impact
9,818 unique items posted as of April 5, 2017, mostly downloadable Full Text.
1,684 unique downloads per week
80,548 downloads in past 12 months
133,376 total downloads

14. Top 10 Countries (all time 2014-2017)
Regions
Downloads
United States
52269
India
12177
Philippines
9935
China
2727
United Kingdom
2572
Russian Federation
2446
Pakistan
2214
Indonesia
2022
Malaysia
1867
Canada
1854
Total: 211 Countries

15. Top 10 Institutions June 2014-April 2017
Name
Type
Downloads
Governors State University
Education
2136
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
180
Northwestern University 69
North Carolina Research and Education Network 66
Cognizant Technology Solution India Pvt Ltd India Net Block
Government 62
University of Illinois at Chicago 61
Alibaba.com LLC
Commercial 56
Bigtip Inc.
Georgia Department of Education 50
MOEC 49

16. Top 10 Documents Downloaded 2014-2017
Title
Downloads
 Design and Implementation of E-Commerce Site for Online Shopping
15608
 Exploring the Effects of Text Messaging on the Spelling Skills of Ninth and 12th Grade Students
13393
 Social Media: How Players and Athletic Organizations Can Use Social Media Technology for Positive Brand Awareness
2425
 Payroll Management System
2190
 Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement
1788
 Superman's Ancestors - Beowulf, Odysseus and Roy Hobbs: Application and Analysis of Joseph Campbell's Monomyth Theory
1671
 Learning Disabilities and Self-Esteem
1668
  Catalog
1532
 Smart Inventory Management System
1314
 Click Stream Data Analysis Using Hadoop
1118

17. Digital Commons Network Exemplars and Research on Institutional Repositories