Making Institutional Repositories Work
Making Institutional Repositories Work

Author: Burton B. Callicott

Publisher: Purdue University Press

Published: 2015-11-15

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1612494234

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Quickly following what many expected to be a wholesale revolution in library practices, institutional repositories encountered unforeseen problems and a surprising lack of impact. Clunky or cumbersome interfaces, lack of perceived value and use by scholars, fear of copyright infringement, and the like tended to dampen excitement and adoption.This collection of essays, arranged in five thematic sections, is intended to take the pulse of institutional repositories-to see how they have matured and what can be expected from them, as well as introduce what may be the future role of the institutional repository. Making Institutional Repositories Work takes novices as well as seasoned practitioners through the practical and conceptual steps necessary to develop a functioning institutional repository, customized to the needs and culture of the home institution. The first section covers all aspects of system platforms, including hosted and open-source options, big data capabilities and integration, and issues related to discoverability. The second section addresses policy issues, from the basics to open-source and deposit mandates. The third section focuses on recruiting and even creating content. Authors in this section will address the ways that different disciplines tend to have different motivations for deposit, as well as the various ways that institutional repositories can serve as publishing platforms. The fourth section covers assessment and success measures for all involved-librarians, deans, and administrators. The theory and practice of traditional metrics, alt metrics, and peer review receive chapter-length treatment. The fifth section provides case studies that include a boots-on-the-ground perspective of issues raised in the first four sections. By noting trends and potentialities, this final section, authored by Executive Director of SPARC Heather Joseph, makes future predictions and helps managers position institutional repositories to be responsive change and even shape the evolution of scholarly communication.

Research Data Access and Management in Modern Libraries
Research Data Access and Management in Modern Libraries

Author: Bhardwaj, Raj Kumar

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-05-15

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1522584382

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Handling and archiving data should be done in a highly professional and quality-controlled manner. For academic and research libraries, it is required to know how to document data and support traceability, as well as to make it reusable and productive. However, these institutions have different requirements relating to the archiving and reusability of data. Therefore, a comprehensive source of information is required to understand data access and management within these organizations. Research Data Access and Management in Modern Libraries is a critical scholarly resource that delves into innovative data management strategies and strategy implementation in library settings and provides best practices to stakeholders using the latest tools and technology. It further explores concepts such as research data management, data access, data preservation, building document and data institutional repositories, applications of Web 2.0 tools, mobile technology applications in data access, and conducting information literacy programs. This book is ideal for librarians, information specialists, research scholars, students, IT managers, computer scientists, policymakers, educators, and academic administrators.

Information Visualization
Information Visualization

Author: Andreas Kerren

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-07-18

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 354070955X

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This book is the outcome of the Dagstuhl Seminar on "Information Visualization -- Human-Centered Issues in Visual Representation, Interaction, and Evaluation" held at Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, from May 28 to June 1, 2007. Information Visualization (InfoVis) is a relatively new research area, which focuses on the use of visualization techniques to help people understand and analyze data. This book documents and extends the findings and discussions of the various sessions in detail. The seven contributions cover the most important topics: There are general reflections on the value of information visualization; evaluating information visualizations; theoretical foundations of information visualization; teaching information visualization. And specific aspects on creation and collaboration: engaging new audiences for information visualization; process and pitfalls in writing information visualization research papers; and visual analytics: definition, process, and challenges.

New Content in Digital Repositories
New Content in Digital Repositories

Author: Natasha Simons

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1780634099

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Research institutions are under pressure to make their outputs more accessible in order to meet funding requirements and policy guidelines. Libraries have traditionally played an important role by exposing research output through a predominantly institution-based digital repository, with an emphasis on storing published works. New publishing paradigms are emerging that include research data, huge volumes of which are being generated globally. Repositories are the natural home for managing, storing and describing institutional research content. New Content in Digital Repositories explores the diversity of content types being stored in digital repositories with a focus on research data, creative works, and the interesting challenges they pose. Chapters in this title cover: new content types in repositories; developing and training repository teams; metadata schemas and standards for diverse resources; persistent identifiers for research data and authors; research data: the new gold; exposing and sharing repository content; selecting repository software; repository statistics and altmetrics. - Explores the role of repositories in the research lifecycle, and the emerging context for increasing non-text based content - Focuses on the management of research data in repositories and related issues such as metadata and persistent identifiers - Discusses skills and knowledge needed by repository staff to manage content diversity

Census of Institutional Repositories in the United States
Census of Institutional Repositories in the United States

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13:

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"In this resport, the authors describe results of a nationwide census of institutuional repositories in U.S. academic institutuions. The census is one of several activities of the MIRACLE Project [Making Institutional Repositories a Collaborative Learning Environment Project], an IMLS-funded research program based at the University of Michigan."--CLIR website, viewed March 9, 2007 http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub140abst.html.

Open Praxis, Open Access
Open Praxis, Open Access

Author: Darren Chase

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2020-07-14

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0838918980

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This landmark collection will help readers understand the open access movement, open data, open educational resources, open knowledge, and the opportunities for an open and transformed world they promise.

The Institutional Repository
The Institutional Repository

Author: Pamela Bluh

Publisher: Assoc for Libr Collections & Tech Svc

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780838986615

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Publicación que reúne consejos dados por expertos para crear, implementar y mantener repositorios institucionales. También se trata el tema de las políticas llevadas a cabo sobre derechos de autor.

Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access
Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access

Author: Swan, Alma

Publisher: UNESCO Publishing

Published: 2012-04-10

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 9230010529

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UNESCO issued this publication to demystify the concept of open access (OA) and to provide concrete steps on putting relevant policies in place. Its focus is on scientific research from peer-reviewed journal articles. Building capacities in Member States for Open Access is a necessary but not sufficient condition for promotion of the concept. Creating an enabling policy environment for OA is therefore a priority. This publication will serve the needs of OA policy development at the government, institutional and funding agency level. The overall objective of the Policy Guidelines is to promote Open Access in Member States by facilitating understanding of all relevant issues related to Open Access. The guidelines are not prescriptive in nature, but are suggestive to facilitate knowledge-based decision-making to adopt OA policies and strengthen national research systems.