Iowa State University
Iowa State University Library
Digital Repositorydigirep@iastate.edu
http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
United States
Primary Contact:
Harrison W. Inefuku
Digital Repository Coordinator
515-294-3180
Program Overview
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University provides free public access to research, scholarship and creative works by Iowa State’s faculty, students and staff, increasing visibility and impact and supporting our university’s land-grant mission. We provide support and hosting for publishing peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings and monographs.
Year publishing activities began: 2012
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (2.6); paraprofessional staff (2); undergraduate students (1)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (50); non-library campus budget (50)
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: campus-based student-driven journals (1); monographs (5); student conference papers and proceedings (83); ETDs (652)
Number of open access titles:
Number of paid titles:
Number of hybrid titles:
Media formats: text; images; audio; video; data
Disciplinary specialties:
Top publications: Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 100
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners: Distillers Grains Technology Council
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: digital preservation services under discussion
Additional services: marketing; outreach; training; analytics; cataloging; metadata; peer review management; author copyright advisory; other author advisory; digitization hosting of supplemental content; audio/video streaming
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: Continuing to support our faculty, students and staff increase the visibility and impact of their research and scholarship through open access. Expanding our journal and conference proceedings publication activities.View All Entries