Developing an Open Source Digital Scholarship Ecosystem

dc.contributor.authorUzwyshyn, Raymond
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-08T18:19:40Z
dc.date.available2019-11-08T18:19:40Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-11
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.description.departmentUniversity Libraries
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dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationUzwyshyn, R. (2020). Developing an open source digital scholarship ecosystem. Paper presented at the International Conference on Educational and Information Technology, Oxford, United Kingdom.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/8764
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Conference on Educational and Information Technology
dc.sourceInternational Conference on Educational and Information Technology, 2020, Oxford, United Kingdom.
dc.subjectdigital archives
dc.subjectdigital scholarship
dc.subjectinformation repositories
dc.subjectinformation retrieval
dc.subjectdigital research collections
dc.subjectresearch data repositories
dc.subjectidentity management systems
dc.subjectelectronic theses and dissertation management systems
dc.subjectdigitization labs
dc.subjectuser interface software
dc.subjectopen-source software
dc.subjectopen access journal software
dc.subjectonline academic journals
dc.subjectresearch information systems
dc.subjectdigital libraries
dc.titleDeveloping an Open Source Digital Scholarship Ecosystem
dc.typePaper

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