Unintentional Scholarly Communications Librarians: What You Need to Survive a Launch

Autumn Johnson; Sarah Kirkley; Ann Ogden

Unintentional Scholarly Communications Librarians: What You Need to Survive a Launch

Autumn Johnson, Sarah Kirkley, Ann Ogden

Office of the Dean of University Libraries

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Abstract

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  

Original language	American English
State	Published - Mar 6 2016
Event	Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting - Kennesaw, United States Duration: Jun 3 2016 → Jun 3 2016 https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/dcseug/2016/ (Conference archive)

Conference

Conference	Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting
Abbreviated title	DCSEUG
Country/Territory	United States
City	Kennesaw
Period	06/3/16 → 06/3/16
Internet address	https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/dcseug/2016/ (Conference archive)

Keywords

digital repository
librarianship
scholarly communications

DC Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences
Library and Information Science

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Unintentional Scholarly Communications Librarians: What You Need to Survive a Launch

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