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Capturing Unique Collections in Digital Commons: A Service to Campus and Community
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Institutional repositories are increasingly being used to showcase more than just faculty and student research. Many libraries are beginning to deposit primary research materials and other unique collections in the IR in order to provide additional services to authors, researchers, students, and the community. Find out how the Digital Commons community is leveraging the capabilities of DC repositories to handle special collections, including primary research materials, images, historical documents, and audio and video recordings.
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Additional Resources:
The Art of Scanning, Paul Royster, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ir_information/67/
The End of Institutional Repositories and the Beginning of Social Academic Research Service: An Enhanced Role for Libraries, Stuart Basefsky, Cornell ILR School, http://digitalcommons.bepress.com/repository-research/35
Search Engine Optimization: How to Attract More Visitors to Your Repository, Berkeley Electronic Press, http://digitalcommons.bepress.com/reference/35
Digital Commons Subscriber Newsletter, Fall 2009 (story on Bryant College Goes to War collection), Berkeley Electronic Press, http://digitalcommons.bepress.com/newsletters/2/