Loyola University Chicago
University Libraries
Systems
2019 CONTACT:Margaret Heller, Digital Services Librarian
Phone: 773-508-2686
Email: mheller1@luc.edu
Program Overview
Loyola eCommons is an open-access, sustainable, and secure resource created to preserve and provide access to research, scholarship, and creative works created by the university community for the benefit of Loyola students, faculty, and staff, as well as the larger world.
Publishing Activities Began: 2012
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1–5): 4 - Growing
Open Access Focus (1–5): 5 - Completely
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1–5): 4 - Growing
Open Access Focus (1–5): 5 - Completely
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
- Professional staff: 0.50
- Paraprofessional staff:
- Graduate students: 0.25
- Undergraduates:
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
- Library Materials Budget: %
- Library Operating Budget: 100%
- Non-library Campus Budget: %
- Endowment Income: %
- Charitable Contributions: %
- Grants: %
- Sales Revenue: %
- Licensing Revenue: %
- Charge Backs: %
- Other: %
Publishing Activities
All Library Publishing Activities:- Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 1
Open Access Publishing:
- Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 1
Highlights
Disciplinary Specialties:
- Higher Education
Top Publications:
Partners
Internal Partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate studentsTechnologies & Services
Media Formats:
- text
Softwares & Platforms:
- bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital Preservation Strategy:
- Preservica
Additional Services:
- author advisory – copyright
- metadata
- peer review management
- training