Digital Commons

This memorandum of understanding describes the responsibilities of the repository administrators and journals for open access publications hosted in University of South Florida's ScholarCommons@USF repository.

Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Digital Initiatives Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University (http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/), uses this checklist to explain SelectedWorks presentation and organization options to faculty members.

This tri-fold brochure highlights the benefits to authors of having their work showcased in Cleveland State University's EngagedScholarship Repository. It also contains information on the benefits of SelectedWorks and instructions for faculty members to set up their own individual pages.

In this one-page brochure, Marianne Buehler, Urban Sustainability Librarian at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, highlights some of the many benefits of archiving work in their institutional repository (http://digitalcommons.library.unlv.edu/). This brochure might be used as a follow-up to an initial meeting or phone call.

Todd Chavez, Director of Academic Resources and administrator for University of South Florida's ScholarCommons@USF, composed this letter asking faculty for permission to post their works to the repository. It provides sample wording for an opt-out permission letter and includes a brief introduction to the repository initiative as well as some of the benefits to posting work to the IR. Please note that the letter was initially sent with an attached list of eligible articles.

This brochure provides a general overview of the USF Tampa Library's Scholar Commons initiative.

The Journal of Western Archives (http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/westernarchives/) was established in 2010 as an open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to issues and developments in archiving and curation, particularly with respect to Western archives and repositories. This business plan presents a careful analysis of considerations involved in implementing a new journal, including funding models, editorial procedures, and copyright issues.

Presented at a Deans' Committee Meeting, these slides outline the institutional benefits to archiving in Johnson and Wales' repository, ScholarsArchive@JWU (http://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/).

This handout aims to make the benefits of archiving in Pacific University's IR, CommonKnowledge (http://commons.pacificu.edu/), clear and simple, in a way that sticks with prospective authors.

This Memorandum of Understanding/Service Level Agreement outlines the relationship between the Pacific University Library, the Pacific University School of Occupational Therapy, and the Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, and establishes guidelines for the participation of SSO: USA in Pacific University's repository, CommonKnowledge.

Directed at the Core Excecutive at Glyndwr University, this presentation introduces the institutional repository at Glyndwr (Glyndwr University Research Online, http://epubs.glyndwr.ac.uk/) and outlines its many benefits.

An outline of the responsibilities and expectations of the members of the editorial board for the International Journal of Exercise Science at Western Kentucky University.

This SelectedWorks brochure was created by Shawn Martin, Scholarly Communication Librarian and repository administrator for ScholarlyCommons@Penn. The brochure includes a discussion of the advantages of SelectedWorks as well as brief instructions for starting a site.

Paul Royster, Coordinator of Scholarly Communications and repository administrator for DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, composed this template for asking publishers or editors for permission to post works to the repository. It specifies what permissions are being requested as well as gives a brief description of the repository.

Considerations for the review process of manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Exercise Science are presented. Initial steps to evaluation include reading the abstract to determine your ability as a reviewer, becoming familiar with the journal requirements, and formulating an initial impression of the manuscript. At this point an assessment is made to determine how the reviewer should treat the manuscript. If it is determined that the manuscript is acceptable with minor revisions, or may be acceptable with major changes, a full review should be performed. A full review of the manuscript requires a thorough examination of the major headings including the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The written review is composed of two parts, a section with the decision that is composed of comments only for the editor, and a section that provides feedback to the authors. Specific comments to the authors should include an honest critique that aids in improving the manuscript.

Originally designed for use by liaison librarians, this document outlines clear, concise steps for introducing the institutional repository (ScholarWorks@GVSU, http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/) and scholarly communications issues in general to other departments on campus.

This simple, easy-to-follow flow chart provides library liaisons and others with a sample workflow for determining journal permission policies.

This Memorandum of Understanding outlines the responsibilities of both the UMass Amherst Libraries and the prospective journal for all e-journals published through ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst (http://scholarworks.umass.edu/).