George Fox University
George Fox University Libraries
Technical Services Departmenthttp://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/
United States
Primary Contact:
Alex Rolfe
Technical Services Librarian and Systems Administrator
503-554-2414
Program Overview
We aim to showcase the intellectual output of George Fox University by making it easily discoverable and, whenever possible, open access. We also intend to provide access to certain material in our archives, as well as the entire run of the journal Quaker Religious Thought.
Year publishing activities began: 2010
Organization: services are distributed across library units/departments
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (0.5); paraprofessional staff (0.25); undergraduate students (1)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2015:
Library publications in 2015: journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (1); ETDs (75); Archival materials; faculty journal articles.
Number of open access titles:
Number of paid titles:
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Media formats: text; images; audio; video
Disciplinary specialties: Christianity; Psychology; Business; Education
Top publications: Quaker Religious Thought; "Some Worthless and Reckless Fellows": Landlessness and Parasocial Leadership in Judges; Revolutionary Education: A Modern Synthesis of John Dewey's Evolutionary Philosophy and Educational Theory; The Great Co-Mission: A Postmodern Missiology; Embracing Maturity: An Ignatian Christian Leadership Formation Model for Emerging Adults
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 0
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students
External partners: The Quaker Theological Discussion Group
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: bepress (digital Commons)
Additional services: outreach; training; analytics; cataloging; metadata; author copyright advisory; digitization; hosting of supplemental content; audio/video streaming