Presentation Topic
Workflows
Description
The Digital Collections Center (DCC) at Florida International University (FIU) fulfills a unique role in the in the processing of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD). We are responsible for a second formatting review, processing, dissemination to the IR, and preservation. This presentation will explore our use of Digital Commons once an ETD has been uploaded and the formats we encounter and how we process them (Word, PDF, PDF/A, LaTeX). We will explore some of the problems our students encounter, not just with submission or file format, but even after publication, and how we manage those and how we promote our collection. We will also consider features such as different types of reports and citation tracking that both administrators and students could benefit from and what our current strategies in these areas are. Our Digital Commons site has now reached over one million downloads, with people from all over the world downloading our students’ research and we hope this presentation will engender a lively discussion on best strategies in regards to workflows and discoverability of ETDs in Digital Commons.
Start Date and Time
5-6-2015 1:00 PM
End Date and Time
5-6-2015 2:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Rowan, Kelley F., "A Digital Collections Center’s Experience: ETD Discovery, Promotion, and Workflows in Digital Commons" (2015). Digital Commons Southeastern User Group. 5.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/dcseug/2015/schedule/5
A Digital Collections Center’s Experience: ETD Discovery, Promotion, and Workflows in Digital Commons
The Digital Collections Center (DCC) at Florida International University (FIU) fulfills a unique role in the in the processing of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD). We are responsible for a second formatting review, processing, dissemination to the IR, and preservation. This presentation will explore our use of Digital Commons once an ETD has been uploaded and the formats we encounter and how we process them (Word, PDF, PDF/A, LaTeX). We will explore some of the problems our students encounter, not just with submission or file format, but even after publication, and how we manage those and how we promote our collection. We will also consider features such as different types of reports and citation tracking that both administrators and students could benefit from and what our current strategies in these areas are. Our Digital Commons site has now reached over one million downloads, with people from all over the world downloading our students’ research and we hope this presentation will engender a lively discussion on best strategies in regards to workflows and discoverability of ETDs in Digital Commons.
