INTRODUCTION: Academic libraries have experimented with a variety of services to encourage article deposit to institutional repositories, with varying degrees of success. Universities now face the challenge of meeting federal agency public access requirements. Following the White House Office of Science Technology and Policy public access directive in 2013, Oregon...
INTRODUCTION: As data-driven research becomes the norm, practical knowledge in data stewardship
is critical for researchers. Despite its growing importance, formal education in research data management
(RDM) is rare at the university level. Academic librarians are now playing a leadership role in developing
and providing RDM training and support to...
INTRODUCTION: As data-driven research becomes the norm, practical knowledge in data stewardship
is critical for researchers. Despite its growing importance, formal education in research data management
(RDM) is rare at the university level. Academic librarians are now playing a leadership role in developing
and providing RDM training and support to...
Many institutions have open access (OA) policies that require faculty members to deposit
their articles in an institutional repository (IR). A clear motivation is that a policy will result in increased
self-archiving. The purpose of this longitudinal study is to compare the impact of a campus-wide OA policy
and mediated...
Many institutions have open access (OA) policies that require faculty members to deposit
their articles in an institutional repository (IR). A clear motivation is that a policy will result in increased
self-archiving. The purpose of this longitudinal study is to compare the impact of a campus-wide OA policy
and mediated...
As someone who believes scholarly communication and information literacy will continue to be essential growth areas for academic libraries, I welcomed the recent appearance of Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment. This white paper, developed by an ACRL working group, advocates...
Like many Technical Services Departments around the country, Oregon State University has been struggling with how to provide access to “born digital” information. Within the Department and the Library, some tension exists between what information our library should be providing access to and what information our library realistically can provide...