Library Publishing Directory

2019

Rowan University

Keith & Shirley Campbell Library

Campbell Library

2019 CONTACT:
Denise Brush, Reference Librarian
Phone: 856-256-4977
Email: 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.

Publishing Activities Began: 2015
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1–5): 4 - Growing
Open Access Focus (1–5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: Yes

Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
  • Professional staff: 2
  • Paraprofessional staff: 1
  • Graduate students:
  • Undergraduates:
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
  • Library Materials Budget: %
  • Library Operating Budget: 100%
  • Non-library Campus Budget: %
  • Endowment Income: %
  • Charitable Contributions: %
  • Grants: %
  • Sales Revenue: %
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  • Other: %

Publishing Activities

All Library Publishing Activities:
  • Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 1
  • ETDs: 178
Open Access Publishing:
  • Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 1

Highlights

Disciplinary Specialties:
  • Education
  • Sciences
  • Engineering
Top Publications:
  • “The Effects of Social Media Sites on Self-Esteem” (thesis)
  • "Case Study of a Client Diagnosed with a Major Depressive Disorder" (thesis)
  • "The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self Esteem" (thesis)

Partners

Internal Partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty


Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • data
  • images
  • text
Softwares & Platforms:
  • Digital Commons (bepress)
  • Islandora
  • Scalar
  • WordPress
Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • Amazon Glacier
  • Amazon S3
Additional Services:
  • digitization

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 would like to include more datasets, student works, and so on
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