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Institutional Repositories @SUNYLA2012
The document outlines the development of the Brockport model for an institutional repository at The College at Brockport, aiming to create a comprehensive collection of scholarly works. It emphasizes administrative support, faculty engagement, and the creation of signature collections to promote usage and visibility. Future steps include maintaining buy-in from stakeholders and continuing to develop the repository's unique offerings.
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- 1. Fashioning the Institutional Repositorywith Digital Commons The Brockport Model Kim Myers Digital Repository Specialist The College at Brockport SUNYLA Conference 2012
- 2. Digital Commons @Brockport digitalcommons.brockport.edu An online collection of scholarly and creative works produced by the faculty, staff, and students of The College at Brockport.
- 3. The Brockport Model Supportfrom upper administration Invest in Kickstart Start with Faculty publications Create a signature collection Full time Repository Manager
- 4. Support from UpperAdministration From the Strategic Plan 2011-2016 Develop the Library’s role as a vibrant center for scholarly communication and research by: Focus on stewardship of locally created information Develop a local, digital teaching, learning, scholarship repository
- 5. College Goal To bea nationally recognized comprehensive master’s institution focused on student success
- 6. Invest in Kickstart Providingan Environmental Scan Harvesting citations from the initial departments Provide opt-out letters for faculty Pre-populate the repository with ~85 articles Provide training and promotion
- 7. Faculty Publications Heart ofthe repository, but LOTS of work Recruitment Rights checking Ongoing process
- 8. Create a SignatureCollection What will draw users to you? What makes you unique? Studies on Water Resources of New York State and the Great Lakes Computational Math Science and Technology (CMST) Institute Counselor Education Master's Theses
- 10. Where do yougo from here? Know what is Follow the Get buy-in important to principles of from the top! your school Kick start Be willing to Create some invest the time great the first year collections
- 11. Thank you! Email • [email protected] Twitter • @illlib (3 “L”s) URL • digitalcommons.brockport.edu
Editor's Notes
- #2 Thank you for attending our presentation on Fashioning the Institutional Repository with Digital Commons. My name is Kim Myers, and I am the Digital Repository Specialist at The College at Brockport.
- #3 In the Spring of 2011, a Faculty Learning Community became interested in publishing an online Scholars Day journal. The library began investigating various journal platforms. We discovered Digital Commons could do that, and so much more. Bepress came to our campus in July, and presented to a group that included Dept chairs, deans, marketing and the Associate Provost. In the Fall, we signed the PO, and began site development and the Kickstart process, going live in January 2012.
- #4 There are many models for a successful repository. Marc has shared the Buffalo State’s. I am going to share the 5 principles that we have used to guide us.Support from administration $$Invest in KickstartStart with Faculty publicationsCreate a signature collectionHave a full time repository manager (for at least the first year)
- #5 Administration provides funding for the annual subscription, and also funded Kick Start and my position as Repository Manager. Another important benefit we get is buy-in from departments across campus, because of support from the Deans and chairs. Finally, we are part of the Strategic Plans of the campus.In return, we support the campus strategic plans.
- #6 From the beginning, we have positioned the repository to support the college’s strategic goals, such as…
- #7 The second factor of success for us was Kickstart. Kick start was a fantastic boost for us. An added service from bepress, it helped us to hit the ground running when we went live with our repository in Jan, by doing an Environmental Scan, using our(4 programs of distinction – Business, Dance, Math and Science and KSSPE); harvesting 1200 citations, which after rights checking we found ~100 pub pdfs were eligible for posting. Opt-out letter: Explains which articles, what a repository is, what is the benefit to them (greater visibility and citation count). Notify us only if you wish not to be published, OR if you would like us to post additional work – send us your CV.Pre-populate the repository with ~85 articles (the difference between eligible and initially posted has to do with some not being available for download from Brockport’s databases, which I later got through ILL).Finally, bepress came again in January to do one more promotional presentation to stakeholders, and provide training for library staff, and hand over the repository.
- #8 Principle 3:They’re a great beginning, but don’t stop there! To grow your repository, you have to think beyond the faculty publication, and create a signature collection ..or 2.
- #9 From faculty publications, to image galleries to yearbooks, we have a variety of collections. Here are a few that I feel define us as a repository.Water Resources collection – unique opportunity to bring together all sorts of grey literature – accumulation of one professor’s life work – other attempts have failed – 2013 Year of Intensive Monitoring of Lake OntarioCMST – STEM lesson plans developed by HS teachers attending institute over the years. Meets NSF requirements for data archiving and access. REALLY popular. 273 Lesson Plans and accompanying materials. 10K+ downloads since late March. Counselor Education Theses – never existed in print. 132 Theses, 8300+ downloads since February. Supports College goal: “To be a nationally recognized comprehensive master’s institution focused on student success.”
- #10 I couldn’t end without mentioning the journal which was the inspiration for it all; The Spectrum, A Scholars Day Journal – published in Apr 2012.
- #12 Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I’d love to hear from you!