Document Type
Presentation
Source Publication Title
Presented at College and University Libraries Section - Kansas Library Association, 2nd Joint Conference with the Nebraska College and University Section (2016)
Abstract
Has your institution mandated an Institutional Repository for open access? Do you feel intimidated by working with two digital repositories simultaneously? We will share our success and experience of working with two repositories with a small staff at two small universities in rural Kansas. The repository serves as a Green Open Access solution to globally share. Both Pittsburg State University (PSU) and Fort Hays State University (FHSU) currently use CONTENTdm (CDM) as their primary digital repository. In 2015 both PSU and FHSU purchased and launched BePress Digital Commons (DC), a more robust repository. If you see global discoverablility, unlimited storage, efficient technical support, and the ability to share a wide range of file formats in one interface, then Digital Commons by BePress is the most reliable. We will share the experiences and challenges of adapting and implementing the IR at PSU and FHSU. We will compare and contrast our advantages and disadvantages of the two platforms. Finally we will share the challenges associated with IR initiatives at PSU and FHSU including marketing, workflows, and collection development.
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Ohira, Yumi and White, Deborah L., "Creating Open Access to Institutional Scholarship using Digital Commons" (2016). Librarian & UTA Libraries Staff Publications. 172.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/utalibraries_publications/172