Pepperdine University

Pepperdine Libraries

Academic Library · United States

Office of the Dean of Libraries

https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu

Bailey Berry, Librarian for Digital Publishing, Curation, and Conversion
Phone: 310-506-4711
Email: bailey.berry@pepperdine.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The Pepperdine Libraries provide a global gateway to knowledge, serving the diverse and changing needs of our learning community. As the information universe continues to evolve, our goal is to remain responsive to users' needs by providing seamless access to print and digital resources essential for scholarship. Through Pepperdine Digital Commons, we publish and support a wide array of digital publications that are openly accessible for study, research, and learning.

Publishing activities began: 2010
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: Most
Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: No
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1
Students: Undergraduate student(s)
Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Conference papers or proceedings
Datasets
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Journals
Newsletters
Posters

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 8
Campus-based faculty-created: 5
Campus-based student-created: 3
Peer-reviewed: 8
Required fee to enable Open Access:

Highlights

Top Publications:

Leaven (journal)
Pepperdine Law Review (journal)
Theses and Dissertations (ETD)
Pepperdine Journal of Communication Research (journal)
Global Tides (journal)

Disciplinary Specialties:

Religion
Business
Public Policy
Communication
Law

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

audio
data
images
text
video

Software & Platforms:

Digital Commons (bepress)

Additional Services:

analytics
audio/video streaming
digitization
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
hosting of supplemental content

Digital Preservation Strategy:

DuraCloud
In-house

Policies

Author rights/copyright policy, Privacy/confidentiality policy, Retraction/correction policy

Highlighted Publication

Global Tides

Global Tides is Pepperdine University's interdisciplinary undergraduate research journal featuring work from the humanities, religion, social science, and international studies. This student-led, peer-reviewed publication is intended to showcase the finest writings of undergraduate students at Pepperdine.