Sam Houston State University

Newton Gresham Library

Academic Library · United States

• https://shsulibraryguides.org/DigitalResources/
• DigitalCollections@shsu.edu

Digital Initiatives

https://shsulibraryguides.org/DigitalResources/

Digital Resources Librarian
Email: DigitalCollections@shsu.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The Newton Gresham Library supports research and academic pursuits by managing and providing access to a variety of digital content, including the university’s scholarly works, digital collections, and open access journals.

• Publishing activities began: 2016
• Stage of publishing efforts: 2 - Early
• Open access focus: Central to mission
• Portion of Open Access publications: Most

Program Organization

• Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
• Advisory/editorial board: No
• Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 0.5
• Individual people: 1
• Students: Undergraduate student(s)
• Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

• Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
• Journals
• Posters

Highlights

Partners

• Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs, Individual faculty, Undergraduate students
• Other publishing entities administered by your library: Yes
  
• Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: Yes
  
• Program’s openness 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 which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): Yes

Technologies & Services

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Policies

Other Policies:
Memorandum of Understanding