University of Montana
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
Digital Initiatives
2020 CONTACT:Wendy Walker, Digital Initiatives Librarian
Phone: 406-243-6004
Email: wendy.walker@umontana.edu
Program Overview
We strive to support and provide open access to the research-related and creative publications of UM faculty, students, and staff.
Publishing Activities Began: 2014
Location: United States
Organization: services distributed across library units/departments
Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
Open Access Focus (1-5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
Location: United States
Organization: services distributed across library units/departments
Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
Open Access Focus (1-5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
- Professional staff: 1
- Paraprofessional staff: 1
- Undergraduates: 1
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
- Library Materials Budget: 100%
Publishing Activities
Types of publications: campus-based faculty-driven journals; campus-based student-driven journals; ETDs; faculty conference papers and proceedings; journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups; monographs; newsletters; student conference papers and proceedings; undergraduate capstones/honors theses.| 2019 | Open Access | Paid | Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campus-based Faculty-driven Journal | ||||
| Campus-based Student-driven Journals | ||||
| Databases | ||||
| ETDs | ||||
| Faculty Conference Papers and Proceedings | ||||
| Journals for External Groups | ||||
| Monographs | ||||
| Newsletters | ||||
| Student Conference Papers and Proceedings | ||||
| Technical/Research Reports | ||||
| Textbooks | ||||
| Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses |
2019: New publications from July 2018 to June 2019. Journals include titles actively publishing during the date range. Other publication types include items that were published or added to repositories for the first time within the date range.
OA/Paid/Hybrid: Publications currently published and/or available online. OA (open access) publications do not include counts for hybrid publications. Hybrid publications are those that may be offered in some form as OA, but are also available as a paid version.
Highlights
Top Publications:
- ETDs
- The Mathematics Enthusiast (Journal)
- Undergraduate Theses and Professional Papers
- CutBank (Journal)
- Oral histories
Disciplinary Specialties:
- mathematics
- education
- forestry
- creative writing
- environmental studies
Partners
Internal Partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate studentsUniversity Press Partners: University of Montana Press
Openess to Partners: Consider external partners if there is a tie to my institution (e.g. local editor of a journal for an external scholarly society)
Technologies & Services
Media Formats:
- audio
- data
- images
- text
- video
Softwares & Platforms:
- CONTENTdm
- bepress (Digital Commons)
Additional Services:
- analytics
- audio/video streaming
- author advisory – copyright
- author advisory – other
- cataloging
- digitization
- hosting of supplemental content
- metadata
- open URL support
- peer review management
- training
Digital Preservation Strategy:
- Amazon Glacier
- Amazon S3
- Archive-It
- Archivematica
- In-house