Developing an Open Source Digital Scholarship Ecosystem
Abstract
This research presents elements necessary to develop a
Digital Scholarship Research Ecosystem for a university,
college or research institution. Software systems,
hardware, human resources and timelines are outlined
with brief theoretical overviews and a pragmatic focus
on ‘open-source’ (freely available) software, best-inclass
applications and global best practices. Major digital
scholarly system components in a larger digital
ecosystem are discussed: Online Institutional Collection
Repositories (D-SPACE), Online Research Data
Repositories (DATAVERSE), Identity Management
Systems (ORCID), Electronic Thesis and Dissertation
Management Systems (VIREO), Academic Journal
Systems (OJS3), Digitization Labs, User Interface
Software (OMEKA). System assessment, synergistic
possibilities and future directions are reviewed. This
research arises from a successful five-year phased implementation of such a digital ecosystem for Texas
State University Libraries, a large US university research
library system. This scholarly ecosystem is suitable
for any university, college, research institution or
academic research library interested in setting up or
building on such an infrastructure and enabling faculty
and graduate students with their scholarly research
online.
Citation
Uzwyshyn, R. (2020). Developing an open source digital scholarship ecosystem. Paper presented at the International Conference on Educational and Information Technology, Oxford, United Kingdom.Collections
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