Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Hunt Library/Hazy Library
Hunt Librarycommons@erau.edu
United States
Primary Contact:
Chip Wolfe
Digitization Specialist
386 226 7369
Program Overview
ERAU Scholarly Commons is an open access digital repository of the intellectual output produced by the faculty, students, and staff of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. By collecting and preserving the University community’s research in a single location, ERAU Scholarly Commons provides a digital showcase for campus publications, archival materials, library special collections, and other University-related creative works not published elsewhere.
Year publishing activities began: 2013
Organization: services are distributed across several campuses
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (0.25); paraprofessional staff (0.5); graduate students (0.5)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (46); non-library campus budget (54)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2016:
Library publications in 2016: campus-based faculty driven journals (2); campus-based student driven journals (1); monographs (1); technical/research reports (20); faculty conference papers and proceedings (550); student conference papers and proceedings (550); student conference papers and proceedings (40); ETDs (323)
Number of open access titles: journals (4); monographs (3)
Number of paid titles: journals (); monographs ()
Number of hybrid titles: journals (); monographs ()
Media formats: text; images; audio; video; data
Disciplinary specialties: Aerospace; Aviation; Aeronautics; Airline Quality; Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Top publications: Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research; Space Congress Proceedings; Airline Quality Rating Report; International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace; Avion
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 75
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners: Canaveral Council of Tech. Societies
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: in-house; Iron Mountain;
Additional services: graphic design (print or web); training; analytics; metadata ISSN registry DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers; author copyright advisory; other author advisory; digitization; audio/video streaming
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: The Hunt Library plans to hire a Scholarly Communications Librarian dedicated full time to the Open Access publishing needs of the university.View All Entries