Presentation to the Human Development and Family Studies faculty (December 2, 2013)

1. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Increasing the Visibility of HDFS
Research and Scholarship
Harrison W. Inefuku
Digital Repository Coordinator
Human Development and Family Studies
December 2, 2013

2. Digital Repository @
Iowa State University
http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
•An
online database containing
research and scholarship by
Iowa State’s faculty, staff and
students;
•Includes:
•Journal
articles and book
chapters;
•Conference
proceedings, presentations
and posters;
•Technical reports and white
papers;
•Extension and outreach
publications;
•Images and multimedia; and
•More!
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

3. Traditional Scholarly
Publishing
Many scholarly articles are
hidden behind subscription pay
walls, presenting barriers for:
•Colleagues
at smaller
colleges and universities with
smaller library budgets;
•Independent and corporate
researchers;
•Researchers in developing
countries;
•Students; and
•The Public.
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

4. Digital Repository @
Iowa State University
•Only
upload publications in
accordance with copyright and
publishers’ policies
•Include full citation to original
publication
•Recognized and supported by
university and college
administration, including
Provost Jonathan
Wickert, Dean Pamela White
and Vice President Cathann
Kress.
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

5. Digital Repository @
Iowa State University
•Provide
free and open access
to scholarship;
•Increases visibility of
faculty, student and staff
research and scholarship
•Increased visibility=increased
reputation, increased citation
counts
•Optimized for Google, Google
Scholar and other search
engines; and
•Included in university catalogs
worldwide.
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

6. Benefits for
departments
•Research
and scholarship
from department’s faculty, staff
and students are available in
one location;
•Increase visibility of
department’s research;
•Showcase quality of research
to attract new colleagues and
students.
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

7. Benefits for
authors
•Download
statistics
complement citation counts
and other impact measures:
•Monthly
e-mail download
reports
•Author dashboard providing
detailed statistics
•Stable
URLs for articles
•Commitment to preservation
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

8. SelectedWorks
author profiles
•Allow
users to find all your
work in one location;
•Provide context for your
scholarship;
•Highly ranked in search
engine results;
•Mailing lists and social media
buttons make it easy for
readers to follow and share
your work;
•Increase visibility of individual
faculty, staff and student
scholarship
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

9. Publish journals
and conference
proceedings
•Supports
a full peer-review
workflow
•Custom branding and design
Journal of Critical Thought and
Praxis, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/j
ctp/
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

10. Impact
•893,475
downloads since April
2012
•Visitors from 200 countries
and territories
•~23% of visitors are on
university campuses (see list at
right)
•Cited in peer-reviewed
journals, extension publications
and other resources
Top Sources of Visitors (Universities)
Rank
University
1
University of Illinois
2
Purdue University
3
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
4
Texas A&M University
5
Wageningen University
6
Ohio State University
7
Cornell University
8
University of Minnesota
9
Pennsylvania State University
10
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

11. 900000
700000
600000
500000
Monthly
Downloads
Total
Downloads
400000
300000
200000
100000
9/1/09
8/1/09
7/1/09
6/1/09
0
5/1/09
Downloads to date: 893,475
Number of items: 11,190
~80 downloads/item
4/1/09
Impact
800000
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

12. Most frequently downloaded theses and
dissertations
Author
Title
Advisers
Year Download
s
Dustin L.
Redmond
The effect of video games on
family communication and
interaction
Jacques
Lempers, Craig
Anderson
2010
2908
Gayle Luze,
Mary Jane
Brotherson
2010
2544
Mohamed
Fazil Fazil
Sabri
Pathways to financial success: Christine C.
Determinants of financial
Cook
literacy and financial wellbeing among young adults
2011
1584
Anne
Branscum
Stress and coping model for
family caregivers of older
adults
Jacques
Lempers
2010
1021
Samantha
Leigh
Young
Exploring the relationship
between parental self-efficacy
and social support systems
Kimberly A.
Greder
2011
775
Gloria Jean The relationship between
Clark
handwriting, reading, fine
motor and visual-motor skills
in kindergarteners
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

13. Want to
participate?
1.
2.
3.
Send me a copy of your
vita or publications list;
We will work on checking
the copyright status and
seeking permissions from
your publishers to upload
your work;
We’ll get back to you with
our results and work with
you to get as much of your
work up as possible.
Harrison W. Inefuku
Digital Repository Coordinator
hinefuku@iastate.edu
294-3180
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University

14. For more information
•
•
•
•
What’s In It For Me? The advantages of using Digital
Repository @ Iowa State University
(http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/digirep_outreach/4/)
Will They Let Me Do That? A brief introduction to copyright and
institutional repositories
(http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/digirep_outreach/3/)
Pre-print, Post-print or Offprint? A guide to publication
versions, permissions and the digital repository
(http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/digirep_outreach/2/)
Building Your Online Research Presence: A brief introduction
to Digital Repository @ Iowa State University for graduate
students (http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/digirep_outreach/8/)
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University