2021 Library Publishing Directory

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University Libraries

Scholarly Communication Initiatives

Andrea Wirth, Scholarly Communication Librarian
Email: andrea.wirth@unlv.edu

Program Overview

The repository is a service of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries. The mission is to capture, preserve, and share the intellectual output of UNLV faculty, staff, students, and collaborations with the world.

  • Publishing Activities Began: 2009
  • Location: United States
  • Languages published: English but journal editors have discretion to publish in any language
  • Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
  • Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
  • Stage Comments: The most robust aspect of the publishing program includes electronic theses and dissertations and peer-reviewed journals. The journals are published by faculty in academic units within UNLV.
  • Open Access Focus (1-5): 4 - Very Important
  • Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
  • Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%
  • Journals that assess article processing charges: 10%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
  • Professional staff: 2
  • Paraprofessional staff: 2
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
  • Library Materials Budget: 100%

Publishing Activities

Types of publications: datasets; electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs); journals, campus-based faculty-created; journals, inactive back-issues; newsletters; technical/research reports; undergraduate capstones/honors theses; public lecture and event videos; podcasts from centers and institutes on campus.

  2020 Open Access Paid Hybrid
Conference papers and proceedings, faculty
Conference papers and proceedings, student
Databases
Datasets 2 2
Educational resources (ex. textbooks, course modules)
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) 294
Journals, campus-based faculty-created
Journals, campus-based student-created
Journals, contracted by external groups
Journals, inactive back-issues
Monographs
Newsletters 1
Technical/Research Reports 68
Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses 0
Other/Additional Publishing Activities:
podcasts (approximately 18) lecture and event videos (at least 12)

2020: New publications from July 2019 to June 2020. 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 offer a combination of both open access and pay-access content.

Highlights

Top Publications:
  • The Impact of World War II on Women's Fashion in the United States and Britain (thesis)
  • Impact of Social and Cultural Factors on Teenage Pregnancy (journal article)
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Hotel Industry: Impact on Hotel Performance In Service Delivery (professional paper)
  • The Effects of Social Media Networks in the Hospitality Industry (professional paper)
  • The Role of Self-Concept in Consumer Behavior (thesis)
Disciplinary Specialties:
  • health disparities
  • gaming research
  • exercise science and kinesiology
  • education
  • hospitality

Partners

Internal Partners: campus departments or programs

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 that provides support for publishing? no

Work with a university press? no

Administer a university press? no

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • audio
  • data
  • images
  • text
  • video
Softwares & Platforms:
  • Digital Commons (bepress)
Additional Services:
  • audio/video streaming
  • author advisory – copyright
  • DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
  • graphic design (print or web)
  • ISSN registry
  • metadata
  • peer review management
  • training
Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • Amazon Glacier
  • Amazon S3
  • CLOCKSS
  • In-house
  • Portico
Service Vendors: Some of these are part of the bepress services.

Additional Information

Other Information:
The journals we host are entirely run by academic units. The library provides the platform only and offers advice as needed on setting policy and the system features. The numbers reported in this survey do not take into account the staff or funding that the academic units may be using to support their journal operations (copyeditors, APC management, etc.)
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