Digital Repository outreach presentation to the faculty of Human Development and Family Studies at Iowa State University, in December 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
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!

3. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
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.

4. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
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.

5. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
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.

6. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
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.

7. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
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

8. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
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

9. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
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/jctp/

10. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Impact
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
•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)

11. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Impact
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Downloads
Total
Downloads
Downloads to date: 893,475
Number of items: 11,190
~80 downloads/item

12. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Most frequently downloaded theses and
dissertationsAuthor Title Advisers Year Download
s
Dustin L.
Redmond
The effect of video games on
family communication and
interaction
Jacques
Lempers, Craig
Anderson
2010 2908
Gloria Jean
Clark
The relationship between
handwriting, reading, fine
motor and visual-motor skills
in kindergarteners
Gayle Luze,
Mary Jane
Brotherson
2010 2544
Mohamed
Fazil Fazil
Sabri
Pathways to financial success:
Determinants of financial
literacy and financial well-
being among young adults
Christine C.
Cook
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

13. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Want to
participate?
1. Send me a copy of your
vita or publications list;
2. We will work on checking
the copyright status and
seeking permissions from
your publishers to upload
your work;
3. 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

14. Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
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/)