University of Maryland College Park

McKeldin Library

Digital Programs and Initiatives

2019 CONTACT:
Terry M. Owen, Digital Scholarship Librarian
Phone: 301-314-1328
Email: towen@umd.edu

Program Overview

Capture, preserve, and provide access to the output of the University of Maryland faculty, researchers, centers, and labs and provide new modes of scholarly publishing.

Publishing Activities Began: 2004
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1–5): 2 - Early
Open Access Focus (1–5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%

Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):

Professional staff: 1
Paraprofessional staff:
Graduate students: 0.5
Undergraduates:

Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:

Library Materials Budget: %
Library Operating Budget: 100%
Non-library Campus Budget: %
Endowment Income: %
Charitable Contributions: %
Grants: %
Sales Revenue: %
Licensing Revenue: %
Charge Backs: %
Other: %

Publishing Activities

All Library Publishing Activities:

Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 2
Technical/Research Reports: 125
Faculty Conference Papers and Proceedings: 140
ETDs: 883
Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses: 12

Open Access Publishing:

Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 2

Highlights

Disciplinary Specialties:

Top Publications:

MOSF Journal of Science Fiction (Journal)

Partners

Internal Partners: campus departments or programs
External Partners: Museum of Science Fiction

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

audio
data
text
video

Softwares & Platforms:

DSpace
Fedora
OJS
WordPress

Digital Preservation Strategy:

Digital preservation services under discussion

Additional Services:

DOI distribution
author advisory – copyright
dataset management
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
ISBN registry
ISSN registry
metadata

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