Presentation
Unintentional Scholarly Communications Librarians: What You Need to Survive a Launch
Digital Commons Southeastern Users Group Meeting
(2016)
Abstract
Presentation given by Autumn M. Johnson, Sarah Kirkley, and Ann Ogden at Digital Commons Southeastern Users Group Meeting.
As newbies to scholarly communications, Autumn Johnson and Sarah Kirkley launched Savannah State’s repository, Tiger Scholar Commons, in 2015. Using the platform Open Repository, they were involved in all aspects of planning, executing, and promoting the repository within a calendar year. These are the lessons they learned and recommended resources for institutions launching their first repository.
This presentation will include information on the following topics.
- Strategies for workflows (building a team, developing a timeline, assigning duties)
- Working closely with vendor to build/customize repository
- Developing a mission statement and key submission processes
- Identifying stakeholders with key departments and faculty
- Creating outreach materials and seeking opportunities for promotion
- Needed knowledge of copyright
- Recommended resources
- Continued challenges
Keywords
- scholarly communications,
- librarianship,
- digital repository
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 6, 2016
Location
Kennesaw, GA
Citation Information
Autumn Johnson, Sarah Kirkley and Ann Ogden. "Unintentional Scholarly Communications Librarians: What You Need to Survive a Launch" Digital Commons Southeastern Users Group Meeting (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/autumn-johnson/25/