Utah State University
University Libraries
Digital InitiativesDigitalCommons@usu.edu
Library.usu.edu
United States
Primary Contact:
Dylan Burns
Digital Scholarship Librarian
435-797-2623
Program Overview
USU Libraries is committed to the open dissemination of knowledge, as well as its delivery in new forms. Our publishing efforts emphasize open access and a commitment to look beyond traditional monographs and scholarly articles to disseminate dynamic scholarly works that can incorporate multimedia and social communications-style input.
Year publishing activities began: 2009
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (1.25); paraprofessional staff (.5); undergraduates (2.5)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5): 4
Open access focus (1–5): 5
Advisory/editorial board: Y
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2018: 11
Library publications in 2018: campus-based faculty-driven journals (7); campus-based student-driven journals (1); journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (1); monographs (5)
Number of open access titles: journals (7); monographs (5)
Number of paid titles: journals (); monographs ()
Number of hybrid titles: journals (); monographs ()
Media formats: text; images; audio; video; data
Disciplinary specialties: Agriculture, Aerospace Engineering, Watershed Sciences, Natural Resources.
Top publications: Human-Wildlife Interactions, Journal of Mormon History, Journal of Indigenous Research; Journal of Western Archives; Foundations of Wave Phenomena
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 1
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs): 0
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners: Jack H. Berryman Institute
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: DPN; Amazon S3
Additional services: graphic design (print or web); copy-editing; cataloging; metadata; author copyright advisory; digitization