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Library Publishing Directory

2019

Colby College

Colby College Libraries

Digital Initiatives

  • http://digitalcommons.colby.edu
  • librarydpc@colby.edu
2019 CONTACT:
Martin Kelly, Digital Collections Librarian
Phone: 207-859-5162
Email: mfkelly@colby.edu

Program Overview

The publishing mission of the Colby College Libraries is to showcase the scholarly and creative work of Colby’s students and faculty, make the college’s unique collections more broadly available, and contribute to open intellectual discourse.

Publishing Activities Began: 2006
Location: United States
Organization: services distributed across library units/departments
Stage (1–5): 5 - Established
Open Access Focus (1–5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 50%

Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
  • Professional staff: 1
  • Paraprofessional staff: 1
  • Graduate students:
  • Undergraduates: 2
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
  • Library Materials Budget: %
  • Library Operating Budget: 100%
  • Non-library Campus Budget: %
  • Endowment Income: %
  • Charitable Contributions: %
  • Grants: %
  • Sales Revenue: %
  • Licensing Revenue: %
  • Charge Backs: %
  • Other: %

Publishing Activities

All Library Publishing Activities:
  • Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 2
  • Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses: 74

Open Access Publishing:
  • Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 2
  • Monographs: 21

Highlights

Disciplinary Specialties:
  • Environmental Studies
  • Economics
  • Humanities
  • Jewish Studies
  • Literature
Top Publications:
  • Colby College Honors Theses
  • Atlas of Maine (Journal)
  • Vernon Lee: Letters Home (Special Collection)
  • Colby Magazine
  • Maine's Musical Soundscapes (Student-Driven Video Series)

Partners

Internal Partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; undergraduate students


Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • audio
  • images
  • text
  • video
Softwares & Platforms:
  • Digital Commons (bepress)

Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • Digital preservation services under discussion
Additional Services:
  • audio/video streaming
  • author advisory – copyright
  • cataloging
  • digitization
  • graphic design (print or web)
  • hosting of supplemental content
  • image services
  • metadata
  • outreach
  • peer review management
  • print-on-demand
  • training

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