Georgetown University Library

Lauinger Library

Academic Library · United States

• https://library.georgetown.edu/
• digitalscholarship@georgetown.edu

Digital Scholarship Services

https://library.georgetown.edu/

Rachel Jacobson, Digital Repository and Preservation Librarian

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
DigitalGeorgetown supports the advancement of education and scholarship at Georgetown University and contributes to the expansion of research initiatives, both nationally and internationally. By providing infrastructure, resources, and services, DigitalGeorgetown sustains the evolution from the traditional research models of today to the enriched scholarly communication environment of tomorrow, and it provides context and leadership in developing collaborative opportunities with partners.

• Publishing activities began: 2009
• Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
• Open access focus: Central to mission
• Portion of Open Access publications: Most

Program Organization

• Organization of publishing services: Services distributed across library units/departments
• Advisory/editorial board: No
• Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 3
• Individual people: 3
• Students: Undergraduate student(s)
• Funding sources: Charge backs/cost sharing, Grants, Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

• Conference papers or proceedings
• Databases
• Datasets
• Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
• Expansive digital publications
• Grey literature
• Journals
• Monographs
• Multimedia
• Newsletters
• Posters

Partners

• Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs, Individual faculty, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
• Other publishing entities administered by your library: Yes
  
• Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: Yes
  
• Program’s openness to working with external partners: Consider external partners if there is a tie to my institution (e.g., local editor of a journal for an external scholarly society)
• Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

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