Linfield University
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Collections Management
Kathleen Spring, Collections Management Librarian / DigitalCommons CoordinatorPhone: 503-883-2263
Email: digitalcommons@linfield.edu
Program Overview
DigitalCommons@Linfield promotes the discovery, sharing, and preservation of the intellectual and creative works of the faculty, students, and staff of Linfield University, as well as the history and development of the University.
- Publishing Activities Began: 2010
- Location: United States
- Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
- Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
- Stage Comments:
- Open Access Focus (1-5): 4 - Very Important
- Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
- Professional staff: 0.3
- Undergraduates: 0.25
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
- Library Operating Budget: 85%
- Non-library Campus Budget: 5%
- Grants: 10%
Publishing Activities
Types of publications: conference papers and proceedings, student; educational resources (ex. textbooks, course modules); monographs; newsletters; undergraduate capstones/honors theses.| 2020 | Open Access | Paid | Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference papers and proceedings, faculty | ||||
| Conference papers and proceedings, student | 37 | |||
| Databases | ||||
| Datasets | ||||
| Educational resources (ex. textbooks, course modules) | ||||
| Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) | ||||
| Journals, campus-based faculty-created | ||||
| Journals, campus-based student-created | ||||
| Journals, contracted by external groups | ||||
| Journals, inactive back-issues | ||||
| Monographs | ||||
| Newsletters | ||||
| Technical/Research Reports | ||||
| Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses | 6 |
2020: New publications from July 2019 to June 2020. Journals include titles actively publishing during the date range. Other publication types include items that were published or added to repositories for the first time within the date range.
OA/Paid/Hybrid: Publications currently published and/or available online. OA (open access) publications do not include counts for hybrid publications. Hybrid publications are those that offer a combination of both open access and pay-access content.
Highlights
Top Publications:
- Oregon Wine History Archive (digital collection)
- Linfield University Student Scholarship Symposium (conference abstracts and posters/full-text)
- Linfield Magazine (alumni publication)
- Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City (digital collection)
- undergraduate senior theses (various departments)
Disciplinary Specialties:
- undergraduate research
- art/visual culture
- wine studies (especially Oregon)
- Pacific City dory fleet
Partners
Internal Partners: campus departments or programsOpenness 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 that provides support for publishing? no
Work with a university press? no
Administer a university press? no
Technologies & Services
Media Formats:
- audio
- data
- images
- text
- video
Softwares & Platforms:
- Digital Commons (bepress)
Additional Services:
- analytics
- audio/video streaming
- author advisory – copyright
- author advisory – other
- cataloging
- digitization
- hosting of supplemental content
- image services
- metadata
- outreach
- training
Digital Preservation Strategy:
Service Vendors: Kaltura - Amazon S3
- Digital preservation services under discussion
- In-house