NC DOCKSNC DOCKS
The Institutional Repository forThe Institutional Repository forThe University of North Carolina at The University of North Carolina at
GreensboroGreensboro
Stephen DewStephen Dew
Collections & Scholarly Resources Collections & Scholarly Resources CoordinatorCoordinator
NC DOCKSNC DOCKShttp://libres.uncg.edu/ir/http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/
The software for NC DOCKS was developed by the The software for NC DOCKS was developed by the information technology staff in the University information technology staff in the University Libraries at UNC GreensboroLibraries at UNC Greensboro
NC DOCKS is a repository of electronic copies of NC DOCKS is a repository of electronic copies of faculty works, as well as electronic theses and faculty works, as well as electronic theses and dissertations, from five institutions in the University dissertations, from five institutions in the University of North Carolina System: UNC Greensboro, of North Carolina System: UNC Greensboro, UNC-Pembroke, UNC-Wilmington, Appalachian UNC-Pembroke, UNC-Wilmington, Appalachian State University, and East Carolina University State University, and East Carolina University
NC DOCKS was launched in November 2008, NC DOCKS was launched in November 2008, followed by a promotional campaign to faculty followed by a promotional campaign to faculty during the spring of 2009 during the spring of 2009
NC DOCKS ContentNC DOCKS Content Faculty voluntarily contribute their works -- there Faculty voluntarily contribute their works -- there
is no mandateis no mandate
Primarily peer-reviewed journal articles, but NC Primarily peer-reviewed journal articles, but NC DOCKS also includes book reviews, chapters, DOCKS also includes book reviews, chapters, editorials, proceedings, technical reports, audio, editorials, proceedings, technical reports, audio, video, and morevideo, and more
About 200 faculty have archived their works in NC About 200 faculty have archived their works in NC DOCKS (over 20 percent of the faculty)DOCKS (over 20 percent of the faculty)
Theses and Dissertations are the only student work Theses and Dissertations are the only student work included and are automatically added at the end of included and are automatically added at the end of each semestereach semester
NC DOCKS ProcessNC DOCKS Process Faculty email lists of their publications to Stephen Faculty email lists of their publications to Stephen
DewDew
Library staff check each journal title and verify Library staff check each journal title and verify whether or not the publisher allows archiving in whether or not the publisher allows archiving in institutional repositories (SHERPA RoMEO institutional repositories (SHERPA RoMEO website or email requests to the publisher)website or email requests to the publisher)
When possible, electronic copies of the works are When possible, electronic copies of the works are obtained from the author, and if the author has no obtained from the author, and if the author has no electronic copy, other methods are used (scanning electronic copy, other methods are used (scanning of print copies, interlibrary loan for an e-copy, etc.)of print copies, interlibrary loan for an e-copy, etc.)
UNCG Statistics for NC DOCKSUNCG Statistics for NC DOCKS
1,000 faculty works were added in 2009 1,000 faculty works were added in 2009 1,500 faculty works were added in 2010 1,500 faculty works were added in 2010
There are over 2,500 faculty works in NC DOCKSThere are over 2,500 faculty works in NC DOCKS
There are almost 1,000 electronic theses & There are almost 1,000 electronic theses & dissertationsdissertations
Since it was launched two years ago, the works in Since it was launched two years ago, the works in NC DOCKS have been viewed a total of over 80,000 NC DOCKS have been viewed a total of over 80,000 timestimes
The number one viewed work has been viewed over The number one viewed work has been viewed over 600 times600 times
Faculty BenefitsFaculty Benefits
Each work is archived permanently on a stable Each work is archived permanently on a stable server, and it has a URL that will never break server, and it has a URL that will never break (personal Web pages can change and will (personal Web pages can change and will eventually disappear).eventually disappear).
Each work will be discoverable for researchers Each work will be discoverable for researchers worldwide through Internet search engines like worldwide through Internet search engines like GoogleGoogle and and GoogleGoogle ScholarScholar, which crawl , which crawl institutional repositories and provide institutional repositories and provide preferential keyword access to the full-text.preferential keyword access to the full-text.
GoogleGoogle and other Internet search engines are and other Internet search engines are primary discovery tools for a vast number of primary discovery tools for a vast number of researchers throughout the worldresearchers throughout the world
Faculty BenefitsFaculty Benefits
As a result of this discoverability and free access As a result of this discoverability and free access to the text, articles that are posted in to the text, articles that are posted in institutional repositories tend to be read by institutional repositories tend to be read by more scholars and cited more frequently.more scholars and cited more frequently.
NC DOCKS automatically generates and updates NC DOCKS automatically generates and updates statistics on how often works have been viewed statistics on how often works have been viewed
On each author’s page, with the list of his or her On each author’s page, with the list of his or her publications, the number of times each work has publications, the number of times each work has been viewed appears next to the titlebeen viewed appears next to the title
Discoverability the Discoverability the Traditional WayTraditional Way
Traditionally, in order to discover Traditionally, in order to discover scholarly articles on any subject, scholarly articles on any subject, a researcher would need to have a researcher would need to have access to scholarly databases, access to scholarly databases, indexes, and other discovery indexes, and other discovery tools that a university or tools that a university or institution paid for.institution paid for.
Discoverability with NC Discoverability with NC DOCKSDOCKS
There is a world full of researchers, There is a world full of researchers, practitioners, and other individuals who practitioners, and other individuals who would be interested in our faculty’s research, would be interested in our faculty’s research, but they do not have access to the databases but they do not have access to the databases and indexes typically provided by a university and indexes typically provided by a university or other research institutionor other research institution
However, anyone in the world with a However, anyone in the world with a computer and an Internet connection has computer and an Internet connection has access to access to GoogleGoogle and other search engines, and other search engines, and they can discover our faculty’s works and they can discover our faculty’s works through simple keyword searchesthrough simple keyword searches
Primary Benefit for Primary Benefit for FacultyFaculty
DiscoverabilityDiscoverability
Works are discovered moreWorks are discovered more
Works are read moreWorks are read more
Works are cited moreWorks are cited more
NC DOCKS NC DOCKS Discoverability & SuccessDiscoverability & Success
Statistics show that faculty works in NC Statistics show that faculty works in NC DOCKS are being discovered by DOCKS are being discovered by significant numbers of researchers using significant numbers of researchers using Internet search enginesInternet search engines
For UNC Greensboro, that is prime proof For UNC Greensboro, that is prime proof that NC DOCKS is succeeding in fulfilling that NC DOCKS is succeeding in fulfilling its primary purpose – to showcase faculty its primary purpose – to showcase faculty works to the world and make them more works to the world and make them more discoverablediscoverable
