Rowan University
Rowan University Libraries
Campbell Libraryrdw.rowan.edu
United States
Primary Contact:
Denise Brush
Librarian I
856-256-4977
brush@rowan.edu
Program Overview
Rowan Digital Works, a service of Rowan University Libraries, provides free, worldwide access to the scholarly, creative, and cultural works of Rowan University.
Year publishing activities began: 2015
Organization: services are distributed across library units/departments
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (2); paraprofessional staff (.1)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5): 3
Open access focus (1–5): 4
Advisory/editorial board: no
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2018:
Library publications in 2018: textbooks (2); ETDs (717)
Number of open access titles:
Number of paid titles:
Number of hybrid titles:
Media formats: text; images; data
Disciplinary specialties: education; sciences; engineering
Top publications: “The Effects of Social Media Sites on Self-Esteem” (thesis); “The Effects of Social Media Use in Undergraduate Students” (thesis); “Social Media Use and Self-Esteem in Undergraduate Students” (thesis); “The Effects of School Uniforms on Self Esteem” (thesis); “The Effectiveness of School Uniforms on Students’ Academic Achievement and Overall Classroom Behavior” (thesis)
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed:
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty
External partners:
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: digital preservation services under discussion
Additional services: cataloging; metadata; dataset management
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: The Library is exploring various ways to expand the scope of publishing services of our institutional repository.We are still in the early stages of developing our IR. View All Entries