Iowa State University

University Library

Academic Library · United States

Iowa State University Digital Press

https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com

Harrison W. Inefuku, Scholarly Publishing Services Librarian
Email: hinefuku@iastate.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The Iowa State University Digital Press, a unit of the Iowa State University Library, is an open access publisher. In support of Iowa State University's land-grant mission to spread knowledge beyond campus walls, the Digital Press aims to facilitate broad dissemination of knowledge through open access publishing and promotion, provide increased opportunities for Iowa State University faculty, students, and staff to share their research, publish quality scholarship in alignment with the university's curricular and research strengths, and diversify the ideas, cultures, and experiences represented in the scholarly record.

Publishing activities began: 2019
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: All
Publishing Languages: English; open to publishing in any language (e.g., Ukrainian, Korean, Spanish, Arabic)

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: No
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 2
Individual people: 3
Funding sources: Author fees, Charge backs/cost sharing, Grants, Library materials budget, Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Conference papers or proceedings
Journals
Monographs
Newsletters
Open educational resources (textbooks/course modules)

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 4
Contracted by external groups: 4
Peer-reviewed: 3
Required fee to enable Open Access: 2
Currently inactive or archived: 1

Monograph/Book Publishing:

Monographs published: 4
Required fee to enable Open Access: 0

Open Educational Resources Publishing:

Open Educational Resources: 17
Peer-reviewed Open Educational Resources: 5

Highlights

Top Publications:

Meat and Muscle Biology (journal)
Mississippi River Valley: The Course of American Civilization (book)
Genetics, Agriculture, and Biotechnology (textbook)
Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (journal)
International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings (proceedings)

Disciplinary Specialties:

Agriculture and life sciences
Apparel design
Education
Engineering and technology
Library and information studies

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

multimedia
text
video

Software & Platforms:

Janeway
Pressbooks
PubPub

Additional Services:

assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
Indexing services (e.g.
author advisory - other
author advisory - copyright
DOI distribution
analytics
audio/video streaming
budget preparation
business model development
cataloging
contract/license preparation
copyediting
digitization
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
graphic design (print or web)
hosting of supplemental content
image services
ISBN registry
ISSN registry
marketing
metadata
open URL support
outreach
peer review management
training
typesetting

Digital Preservation Strategy:

CLOCKSS
Portico

Policies

Author rights/copyright policy, Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement, Open access policy, Preservation policy

Policies - Copyright and Open Access: https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/site/policies/
Policies - Diversity: https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/site/policies/
Policies - Copyright and Open Access: https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/site/policies/
Policies - Preservation: https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/site/policies/

Adopted Policies:

Highlighted Publication

The DEI Metadata Handbook: A Guide to Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Description

This handbook provides an overview of metadata work that focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). DEI metadata work has several goals: enhancing diverse representation in descriptive metadata; improving discovery of diverse resources; and mitigating negative effects of inaccurate, outdated, or offensive terminology. Readers will gain a broad awareness of DEI-related issues in metadata creation and management; learn techniques for retroactively reviewing and updating existing metadata to address these issues; and develop strategies to create metadata that better meets DEI needs.