Transcript OCLC0512.pptx

ENHANCING WORKFLOW AND
VISIBILITY FOR COLLECTIONS IN
THE UHM INSTITUTIONAL
REPOSITORY
Beth Tillinghast
University of Hawaii at Manoa
OCLC Webinar
May 3, 2012
Institutional Repositories
http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/
Institutional Repositories
http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/
Institutional Repositories
http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu
Institutional Repositories
http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/22
Enhancing Workflow
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Use existing information whenever
possible - metadata
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Use existing information whenever
possible - metadata
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Repurposing CTAHR indexes into DC
metadata
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How can we save steps?
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Batch upload!
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Enhancing Workflow
 No
one set approach
 Using Subject Experts
…wherever they may be
Enhancing Visibility
 Outreach
- Class presentations
- Department meetings
- Special interest presentations
- Continue to seek out champions
 Marketing
- Campus announcements
- Open Access Week
Enhancing Visibility
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Special harvesting
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Gateway harvesting – to OCLC WorldCat
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Linking from your Catalog
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Email notification
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Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/inclusion.html
Kenning Arlitsch, Patrick S. O'Brien, (2012)
"Invisible institutional repositories: Addressing
the low indexing ratios of IRs in Google Scholar",
Library Hi Tech, Vol. 30 Iss: 1, pp.60 - 81
Enhancing Workflow & Visibility
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Open Access Policy
Thank you!
I’ll turn it over to Martha now.