University of Idaho
University of Idaho Library
Digital Initiativeswww.lib.uidaho.edu/digital; journals.lib.uidaho.edu
United States
Primary Contact:
Devin Becker
Digital Initiatives Librarian
208-885-7040
Program Overview
The Digital Initiatives department works to preserve and make accessible publications and other research products from researchers and affiliates of the University of Idaho via its open access publishing capabilities.
Year publishing activities began: 2013
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: library staff (1.5); undergraduate students (0.5)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (40); grants (60)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2014:
Library publications in 2014: student-driven journals (1); databases (4)
Number of open access titles:
Number of paid titles:
Number of hybrid titles:
Media formats: text; images; audio; video; concept maps/modeling maps/visualizations; multimedia/interactive content
Disciplinary specialties: rangeland ecology and management; creative writing
Top publications: Fugue (journal); Journal of Rangeland Applications (journal)
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 100
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs
External partners:
Publishing platform(s): CONTENTdm
Digital preservation strategy: in-house
Additional services: graphic design (print or web); typesetting; outreach; training; analytics; cataloging; metadata; compiling indexes and/or TOCs; DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers; open URL support; digitization; hosting of supplemental content
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: Bringing ETDs online; using ETDs to start developing a more robust (and visible) institutional repository.We also publish a number of digital collections of historical images and documents. View All Entries