Library Publishing Directory
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Hunt Library
Academic Library · United StatesScholarly Communication Department
https://commons.erau.edu/Chip Wolfe, Scholarly Commons Administrator
Email: dbcommon@erau.edu
Program Overview
Mission/Objectives:Scholarly Commons is an open access digital repository for the research, scholarship, and creative works of the faculty, students, and staff of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. By collecting and preserving the University community’s research in a single location, Scholarly Commons provides a digital showcase for campus publications, archival materials, library special collections, and other University-related creative works not published elsewhere.
- Publishing activities began: 2013
- Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
- Open access focus: Central to mission
- Portion of Open Access publications: Most
- Publishing Languages: English
Program Organization
- Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
- Advisory/editorial board: Yes
- Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 4
- Individual people: 4
- Students: Undergraduate student(s)
- Funding sources: Library materials budget; library operating budget; non-library campus budget
Publishing Activities
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Datasets
- Educational resources
- Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
- Expansive digital publications
- Grey literature
- Journals
- Monographs
- Multimedia
- Newsletters
- Posters
Journal Publishing:
- Journals published: 5
- Campus-based faculty-created: 3
- Campus-based student-created: 1
- Contracted by external groups: 1
- Peer-reviewed: 3
- Currently inactive or archived: 2
Monograph/Book Publishing:
- Monographs published: 273
Open Educational Resources Publishing:
- Open Educational Resources: 81
Highlights
Top Publications:
- Dissertations and Theses
- Faculty Publications
- International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace (journal)
- Digital Forensics, Security and Law (journal)
- Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research (journal)
Disciplinary Specialties:
- Aviation safety and security
- Aerospace engineering
- Forensic science and technology
- Aviation
- Astrophysics and astronomy
Partners
- Internal partners: Campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
- Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
- Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: No
- Program’s openness to working with external partners: Open to working with any external partner
- Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No
Technologies & Services
Media Formats:
- audio
- data
- images
- multimedia
- text
- video
Software & Platforms:
- Digital Commons (bepress)
- Pressbooks
Additional Services:
- author advisory - copyright
- Indexing services (e.g. assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
- audio/video streaming
- cataloging
- dataset management
- digitization
- DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
- hosting of supplemental content
- ISBN registry
- metadata
- outreach
- peer review management
- training
Digital Preservation Strategy:
- Amazon Glacier
- In-house
Policies
Adopted Policies:
COPE for Ethics and Malpractice
Additional Information
Last Year:OER has expanded this year to help students save over 1.5 million dollars in textbook fees.
Future Plans:
Working on expanding our research data services to include a collaboratory workspace and simplified publishing of big data. Also, expanding our OER even more to increase student success.