TheModernInstitutionalRepositoryReputationBuilder
November12th,2018Concert20,NTNU,TaiwanJean-GabrielBankier,ManagingDirector,bepress
IRvision:buildreputation byshowcasingcampusworkproduct
TheModernIR
Goal:“demonstratetotheworldtheimportanceofwhatyouaredoingandwhatyourcontributionsare.”-Dr.AnneMarieCasey,LibraryDeanEmbry-RiddleUniversity
Requirement:needtobeabletoprovideasuiteofservicessufficientlycompellingforfacultyandotherstoselecttheIRasthehomeforspectrumofscholarlymaterialstheyproduce
Treatscholar’sworkswiththehonortheydeserve
TheModernIR
Offercustomcuration
Design,order,andorganize
Respondtoallrequestsformorevisibilitywitha“yes”
TheModernIR
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Scaleandsupport
Demonstratevisibility,readersandimpact The
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Deliverreadersanddemonstratethatreadershavefoundthematerials
Makeameaningfulcontributiontoauthor’sdiscipline The
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Supportthefullspectrum
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Deliverpeercommunityrecognition
Connectresearcherworkswithothersinhis/herfield
PrescriptiveroadmapforachievingthegoalofamodernIR:buildingprestigeandreputation
TheModernIR
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Supportthefullspectrum
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Deliverpeercommunityrecognition
Timeforsomeexample!
Treatmylife’sworkwiththehonoritdeserves• TheGothicArchiveservesasateachingtoolandforresearchpurposesandincludes:• Gothicgalleryofimages• Gothicglossary• Gothicscholarship• Gothicchapbooks• Gothicchapbookssourcematerials
• SupplementalmaterialsforGothicarchive
Offercustomcuration
SupportingProfessorHoeveler requireddevelopingaglossarystructure,animagegallerystructureandmultipleseriesstructureseachwithcustomsubmissionformtolinkrelevantmaterials
Treatmylife’sworkwiththehonoritdeserves
Offercustomcuration
Professor Benney conceived of a video project in 1998 called the American Scholars of Religion Project.
SupportingProfessorBenney requireddevelopingacustomsubjectheadingsforthematerials,andcustommetadataforthesubmissionforms.
ProfessorJRDennisonleadsagroupofgraduateandundergraduatestudentswhotestaerospacematerialscalledtheMaterialsPhysicsGroup.
Includesfacultypublications,conferencepublications,thesesanddissertations,posters,presentations,reports,seniorthesesandprojects
- Thegroup’sresearchwasdiscoveredaerospacematerialsbusinessworkingforNASAandtheUSAirForce
- Shortly,ProfessorDennisonsignedcontractwithbusinesstodevelopandtestnewinnovativematerials
- IRvisibilityhasleadtofunding,contracts,andpublishingaswellascareeropportunitiesforhisstudents.
Includeallmyteam’swork,includingworksofundergraduates
Supportthefullspectrum
Respondtoallrequestsformorevisibilitywitha“yes”
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ExtendingbeyondgreenOAwithgreatbenefit
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YaleUniversity BrighamYoungUniversity OccidentalCollege CornellLawSchool LehighValleyHealthNetwork
KenyonCollegeTopDownloadsbyInstitution
GreenOA OpenAccessJournals StudentWork CampusPublications Other
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- Thepatentsweredownloadedmorethan30,000timesfromover3000institutions,includingfromfromleadingindustrial,agricultural,andmanufacturingcompanies
- Thiscreatednewindustrycollaborationopportunitiesandstrengthenedexistingones
- AleadingagriculturalinstitutionsintheUS
- IPandtechnologytransferofficedecidedtoputmorethan300ofIowaState’spatentsintotheirIR
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Demonstratevisibility,readersandimpact
- Thedatasethasbeendownloadedmorethan900timesfromtheIRandfeaturedbymajorinternationalmediaandpublishingcompanies
- ThomasCrowtherwasanenvironmentalstudiesfellow
- Heresearchedglobaltreedensitiesandcollectedover420,000datapoints
- AnarticleassociatedwiththeresearchanddatawaspublishedinNature
- AndthefulldatasetmadeavailableinYale’sIR
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Demonstratevisibility,readersandimpact
Withwhomwouldyouliketoshareyourworkwhenyoumakeitavailable?
1. Researchersinmyfield-21%2. Researchersinotherfields-17%3. StudentsHigherEd-14%4. Practitioners/professionals-12%5. Journalist/media-12%6. Generalpublic-11%7. Policymakers-9%
n=841responsesfromfacultyfromUniversityofPennsylvaniasurveyconducted02/08/2018https://osf.io/u3rk2/
Deliverpeercommunityrecognition
- Thetechnicalreportshavebeendownloadedmorethan1.6milliontimes
- Manyofthedownloadsarebyglobaltransportationagencies
- OtherUSstates,IllinoisandOhio,havehadtheirDepartmentsofTransportationvisitPurdueUniversitytomodelsimilarprograms
- PurdueUniversityandtheIndianaStateDepartmentofTransportationcollaboratedonajointresearchprogramfocusedonhighwayengineering
- Theprogramhasdeliveredmorethan1600technicalreports,whicharefeaturedinthePurdueUniversityIR
Deliverpeercommunityrecognition
Buildourreputationasleadersinourfield
- Thedictionaryhasbeendownloadedmorethan45,000times
- Ithasbecomeacriticalresourceusedbygeoscientistsatover500institutionsinSpanish-speakingcountries
- UniversidadNacionalAutónomadeMéxicorecommends the dictionary toall students inthe geosciencies departments
- ProfessorGrenvilleDrapercreatedaSpanish/Englishdictionaryofgeologicaltermsandwordsandincludedinintheuniversity’sIRtomakeitmorediscoverable.
Deliverpeercommunityrecognition
Makeameaningfulcontributiontodiscipline
TheModernIRcancompeteforyourfaculty’sattention
1. Personal(website)-11%2. ScholarWorks (DigitalCommons)-11%3. ResearchGate-10%4. Institutional/department(website)-10%5. Academia.edu-9%6. Lab/group(website)-6%7. Pubmed-6%
n=475responsesfromfacultyfromUniversityofPennsylvaniasurveyconducted02/08/2018https://osf.io/u3rk2/
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RequirementfortheModernIR:needtobeabletoprovideasuiteofservicessufficientlycompellingforfacultyandotherstoselecttheIRasthehomeforspectrumofscholarlymaterialstheyproduce
Wheredoyoupostthescholarlyworksthatyoucreateormanage?
KSUbelievesitisreputationbuildingandtargetingpotentialstudentsKSUPressReleasefromOctober2018“Wearetheforefrontofchange.”“ThiscertainlybuildsKSU’sreputationasaproducerofqualityresearch,butitalsoshowcasestopotentialstudentsthelevelofrigorandtypesofresearchprojectsbeingconductedatKSU.”Aajay Murphy,repositoryandpublishingmanagerofDigitalCommonsatKennesawState.http://news.kennesaw.edu/stories/2018/digital_commons_milestone.php
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RichmondUniversitybelievesshowingresearchimpactisreputationbuilding
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DepartmentWebsitehomepageseachhighlighttheworld-wideaudienceinterestedintheirfacultyresearchoutputinordertodemonstratethequalityofthefacultytoencouragestudentstoattendandfoundationsandalumnitogivemoney.
NYLSIR’sprominentplacementasareputationbuildingvehicle
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TheIRisprominentlyhighlightedandlinkedfromthehomepageoftheinstitution.
HowdoesDigitalCommonshelp?The
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Providesflexibleplatformsupportedbyateamofexperts• Flexibletemplatedpublishingplatform• Consultingservicesteamleveragesscholarlycommunicationsexpertisetosupportover500IRinitiativesaroundtheworld
• 94%customersatisfactionrate(5/2018surveyresults)
Offercustomcuration
Unlimited support and scaling socampus canalways say “yes“Unlimitedcontent• Allmodulesincluded• Unlimitedstorage• Noextracharges
Unlimitedsupport• Dedicatedsupportrep• Unlimiteddesigns• Arephandles15clientsorless
Dedicateddevelopment• 20developers• HostedinAWS• Turn-key;noITworkrequired
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Delivervisibilityandevidenceofimpact
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TheDigitalCommonsNetwork
Deliverpeercommunityrecognition
“Hello,I’dliketogetmoreinformationinjoiningDigitalCommonsNetwork.Wehave
formedapublicationscommittee.Iwanttoseewhatwecandotoshowcaseour
work.”- CommunicationsChief
“Please,sendinfoonhowtojointheDigitalCommonsNetwork.I’d
liketopublishmyresearchpapersinopenaccess,ratherthanwithcommercialpublishers”– AssociateProfessor
Helpauthorsmakeameaningfulcontributiontotheirdiscipline
TheModernIR
DirectorseesIRcontributingtometeoricjumpinrankingsandprestige
• Texas A&M Law School jumps 38 spots in one year.
• The school found that it had to work on visibility of its faculty scholarship to compete for high-level faculty in the recruitment process.
• Susan Phillips, Professor of Law and Director of the Dee J. shared that “there were many pieces of the puzzle, and Digital Commons was certainly one of them.”
IfyourgoalforyourIRisincreasedvisibilityandenhancingyourschool’sreputation,areontherightpathforamodernIR?
Whatdoyouthink?