Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Highlighting Graduate Student Research and Scholarship
Harrison W. Inefuku, Digital Repository Coordinator GPSS Presentation October 27, 2013
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University http://lib.dr.iastate.edu • Provides free and open
access to scholarship by Iowa State’s students, faculty and staff
• Includes: • Theses and
dissertations • Journal articles and
manuscripts • Presentations, posters
and proceedings • Technical reports • Audio and video
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Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Benefits • Stable URLs, continuing
access • Increase exposure to
your scholarship • Optimized for Google,
Google Scholar • Work appears in
university library catalogs worldwide
• Build an online portfolio and presence for the job search
• Measure impact through download reports
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Get Cited From: Willett, C.D., et al, “Streambank erosion in two watersheds of the Central Claypan Region of Missouri, United States” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 67, no. 4 (July/August 2012): 249–263.
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Theses and Dissertations • Most frequently
downloaded items • Cited in peer-reviewed
journals • Students retain copyright • Not a barrier to
publication • Embargo options
available
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Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Most frequently downloaded theses
1. Juhee Kang, Social media marketing in the hospitality industry (PhD, AESHM, 6581 downloads)
2. Andrea Siefers, A novel and cost-effective hydrogen sulfide removal technology… (MS, CCEE, 6509 downloads)
3. Priyanka Karandikar, Chawls (MS, ARCH, 5942 downloads)
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SelectedWorks Author Profiles • Build an online research
portfolio • Continue updating it
after you graduate
Profile: Simone Soso, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science (http://works.bepress.com/simone_soso)
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SelectedWorks travels with you University of Texas, El Paso (2005–2013)
Iowa State University (2013– )
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Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Participation • To participate, send your
vita to [email protected]
• Over 100 faculty and staff
• Represents 38 academic departments, programs, administrative offices and research centers
• 5 graduate students and recent alumni
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Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Graduate Student Journals • Improve visibility, work
flows and preservation of journals
• Supports full peer-review Journal: Journal of Criticial Through and Praxis (School of Education), launching soon!
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Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Conferences and Symposia • Organize conferences
and symposia • Accept and review
session proposals • Publish proceedings
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Digital Repository @ Iowa State University
Questions? Want to Participate? Contact: Harrison W. Inefuku Digital Repository Coordinator [email protected] 515-294-3180
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