University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
User Servicesopen-access@uwm.edu
http://dc.uwm.edu/
United States
Primary Contact:
Tim Gritten
Assistant Director of Libraries for User Services
414-229-6200
Program Overview
UWM Digital Commons, a service of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, is a virtual showcase for UWM’s research and creative profiles. Members of the UWM academic community are encouraged to contribute any completed scholarship for long-term preservation and worldwide electronic accessibility.
Year publishing activities began: 2012
Organization: services are distributed across library units/departments
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (2); graduate students (0.5)
Funding sources (%):
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2015:
Library publications in 2015: campus-based faculty-driven journals (1); monographs (65); student conference papers and proceedings (1); ETDs (454); articles and white papers written by faculty and staff
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Number of paid titles:
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Media formats: text; images; video; data; concept maps, modeling, maps, or other visualizations
Disciplinary specialties: Geology; Geography; Materials Sciences and Engineering; Library Science; Communication
Top publications: International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research; ; ; ;
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 100
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners:
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: digital preservation services under discussion
Additional services: training; cataloging; metadata business model development author copyright advisory; other author advisory; digitization hosting of supplemental content