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Montclair State University achieved a major milestone this year, earning the high research activi... more Montclair State University achieved a major milestone this year, earning the high research activity R2 status by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. An essential part of their transformation? The institutional repository. On October 30, join Montclair State repository team members Karen Ramsden and Darren Sweeper as they describe the challenges and successes of integrating their IR into a growing culture of research. Topics include:-Aligning the institutional repository with strategic goals to give the library a seat at the table-Engaging internal and external stakeholders with the IR-Outreach to faculty on a changing campus-Continuing to leverage the power of the repository over tim
How can we encourage faculty to deposit their scholarly works in our university’s institutional r... more How can we encourage faculty to deposit their scholarly works in our university’s institutional repository (IR)? This is a common question asked by repository managers when building, and populating, an institutional repository on campus. What motivates faculty to self-archive, and to continue their participation in the IR? The who self-archives question can be easily answered by generating reports. The why questions involve more rigor to find answers. A common theme in the literature regarding IRs is that the majority of faculty do not self-archive, with various reasons cited in available literature ranging from lack of awareness about the repository, time constraints, and concern about the security of the work that is deposited. While there has been considerable attention dedicated to the development, implementation, and the initial population of content into the IR at Montclair State, there has been no data collection used to evaluate the IR, especially with regards to faculty awa...
The purpose of this presentation is to share our experiences and to highlight lessons learned fro... more The purpose of this presentation is to share our experiences and to highlight lessons learned from the establishment of our institutional repository while collaborating in a state-wide initiative to showcase the scholarly output of New Jersey researchers. We will discuss how we collaborated with multiple stakeholders from across the campus to establish an open, discoverable, and sustainable resource, to support the University's vision plan and to connect users to our research in the digital age. Through the implementation of new technology, we preserve the history of our University and provide access to the intellectual capital of our faculty and students.
Library Hi Tech News, 2020
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and to highlight lessons learned fr... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and to highlight lessons learned from the establishment of the institutional repository (IR) while collaborating in a state-wide initiative to showcase the scholarly output of New Jersey researchers. Design/methodology/approach The authors discuss how they used the case study method to collaborate with multiple stakeholders from across their university to establish an IR to support the University’s vision plan. Findings The authors found through strong relationship building and consistent outreach that they could launch a successful IR while enhancing the scholarly profile of their university faculty. Originality/value The authors contend that they have not exceeded the up to 20% overlap is okay according to Emerald’s originality policy.
Montclair State University achieved a major milestone this year, earning the high research activi... more Montclair State University achieved a major milestone this year, earning the high research activity R2 status by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. An essential part of their transformation? The institutional repository. On October 30, join Montclair State repository team members Karen Ramsden and Darren Sweeper as they describe the challenges and successes of integrating their IR into a growing culture of research. Topics include:-Aligning the institutional repository with strategic goals to give the library a seat at the table-Engaging internal and external stakeholders with the IR-Outreach to faculty on a changing campus-Continuing to leverage the power of the repository over tim
How can we encourage faculty to deposit their scholarly works in our university’s institutional r... more How can we encourage faculty to deposit their scholarly works in our university’s institutional repository (IR)? This is a common question asked by repository managers when building, and populating, an institutional repository on campus. What motivates faculty to self-archive, and to continue their participation in the IR? The who self-archives question can be easily answered by generating reports. The why questions involve more rigor to find answers. A common theme in the literature regarding IRs is that the majority of faculty do not self-archive, with various reasons cited in available literature ranging from lack of awareness about the repository, time constraints, and concern about the security of the work that is deposited. While there has been considerable attention dedicated to the development, implementation, and the initial population of content into the IR at Montclair State, there has been no data collection used to evaluate the IR, especially with regards to faculty awa...
The purpose of this presentation is to share our experiences and to highlight lessons learned fro... more The purpose of this presentation is to share our experiences and to highlight lessons learned from the establishment of our institutional repository while collaborating in a state-wide initiative to showcase the scholarly output of New Jersey researchers. We will discuss how we collaborated with multiple stakeholders from across the campus to establish an open, discoverable, and sustainable resource, to support the University's vision plan and to connect users to our research in the digital age. Through the implementation of new technology, we preserve the history of our University and provide access to the intellectual capital of our faculty and students.
Library Hi Tech News, 2020
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and to highlight lessons learned fr... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and to highlight lessons learned from the establishment of the institutional repository (IR) while collaborating in a state-wide initiative to showcase the scholarly output of New Jersey researchers. Design/methodology/approach The authors discuss how they used the case study method to collaborate with multiple stakeholders from across their university to establish an IR to support the University’s vision plan. Findings The authors found through strong relationship building and consistent outreach that they could launch a successful IR while enhancing the scholarly profile of their university faculty. Originality/value The authors contend that they have not exceeded the up to 20% overlap is okay according to Emerald’s originality policy.