University of Miami

University of Miami Libraries

Academic Library · United States

• https://www.library.miami.edu/research/open-access-publications.html

Digital Strategies Division/Research Analytics and Impact Services Department

https://www.library.miami.edu/research/open-access-publications.html

Jason Cohen, Digital Publishing Specialist
Phone: 305-284-9169
Email: j.cohen4@miami.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The University of Miami Libraries provides infrastructure and support for publishing and disseminating research and scholarship from our faculty and students.

• Publishing activities began: 2004
• Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
• Open access focus: One priority among many
• Portion of Open Access publications: All
• Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

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

Publishing Activities

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Datasets
• Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
• Journals
• Posters

Highlights

Partners

• Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs; Individual faculty; Graduate students; Undergraduate students
• Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
  
• 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

Additional Information

Future Plans:
We are currently developing outreach to boost campus use of our institutional repository and working to educate our campus community on issues related to open access. We have hired a scholarly communications librarian for the performing arts and humanities in FY 2022.

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