Evolution of an Institutional Repository: A Case History from Nebraska
Author : Paul Royster The 13-year history of the institutional repository (IR) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is recounted with emphasis on local conditi...
Étiquette : case study
Raising Visibility in the Digital Humanities Landscape: Academic Engagement and the Question of the Library’s Role
Authors : Kathleen Kasten-Mutkus, Laura Costello, Darren Chase Academic libraries have an important role to play in supporting digital humanities projects in th...
Perceptions of Educational Leadership Faculty Regarding Open Access Publishing
Authors : Jayson W. Richardson, Scott McLeod, Todd Hurst There is a dearth of research on the perceptions of faculty members in educational leadership regarding...
Do Download Reports Reliably Measure Journal Usage? Trusting the Fox to Count Your Hens?
Authors : Alex Wood-Doughty, Ted Bergstrom, Douglas G. Steigerwald Download rates of academic journals have joined citation counts as commonly used indicators o...
The Development of the Journal Evaluation Tool to Evaluate the Credibility of Publication Venues
Authors : Nataly Blas, Shilpa Rele, Marie R. Kennedy INTRODUCTION A shared concern among librarians who work in an academic environment is finding effective mec...
Avoiding the “Axe”: Advancing Affordable and Open Education Resources at a Midsize University
Authors: Jennifer Bazeley, Carolyn Haynes, Carla S. Myers, Eric Resnis INTRODUCTION To address the soaring cost of textbooks, higher education institutions have...
Developing a model for university presses
Authors : Megan Taylor, Kathrine S H Jensen This article presents a model for developing a university press based around three guiding principles and six key st...