University of the Pacific
University Libraries
Digital Initiatives
2020 CONTACT:Michele Gibney, Head of Publishing and Scholarship Support
Phone: 209-932-2823
Email: mgibney@pacific.edu
Program Overview
To develop and globally showcase scholarship from the University of the Pacific.
Publishing Activities Began: 2017
Location: United States
Stage (1-3): 2 - Early
Open Access Focus (1-5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 3%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
Location: United States
Stage (1-3): 2 - Early
Open Access Focus (1-5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 3%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
- Professional staff: 2
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
- Library Materials Budget: 60%
- Non-library Campus Budget: 40%
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; technical/research reports; textbooks; undergraduate capstones/honors theses.| 2019 | Open Access | Paid | Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campus-based Faculty-driven Journal | 1 | 1 | ||
| Campus-based Student-driven Journals | 5 | 5 | ||
| Databases | ||||
| ETDs | 100 | 2000 | ||
| Faculty Conference Papers and Proceedings | 20 | |||
| Journals for External Groups | 1 | 1 | ||
| Monographs | 2 | 2 | ||
| Newsletters | 5 | 5 | ||
| Student Conference Papers and Proceedings | 100 | |||
| Technical/Research Reports | ||||
| Textbooks | 2 | 2 | ||
| 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:
- Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)
- Law Reviews (journals)
- Backstage Pass (journal)
- Pacific Journal of Health (journal)
- Open Educational Resources (textbooks/monographs)
Disciplinary Specialties:
- music business
- law
- health sciences
- mathematics
- biology
Partners
Internal Partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate studentsOpeness 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
- modeling
- text
- video
Softwares & Platforms:
- bepress (Digital Commons)
Additional Services:
- analytics
- audio/video streaming
- author advisory – copyright
- author advisory – other
- cataloging
- data visualization
- digitization
- graphic design (print or web)
- hosting of supplemental content
- ISSN registry
- metadata
- outreach
- peer review management
- training
Digital Preservation Strategy:
- Amazon S3