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Undergraduates &
Open AccessStephanie Davis-Kahl, The Ames Library
Illinois Wesleyan University
Northern Illinois University Open Access Week
October 25, 2013
:: implemented 2008:: 9,322 items
:: focus on student research:: 1 million + downloads
:: campus history, faculty work:: international reach
http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu
:: definitions ::Undergraduate
ResearchAn inquiry or investigation
conducted by an undergraduate student that
makes an original intellectual or
creative contribution to the
discipline.
Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR)
Intellectual Entrepreneurshi
p“The aim of Intellectual
Entrepreneurs is to educate “citizen-
scholars” – individuals who own and are accountable for their education
and who utilize their intellectual assets to add to disciplinary
knowledge and as a lever for social
good.”
Professor Richard Cherwitz, 2000 (emphasis mine)
:: definitions, part II ::
Institutional Repository
“…a university-based institutional repository
is a set of services that a university offers to the members of its
community for the management and dissemination of digital materials created by the
institution and its community members.”
Clifford Lynch, 2003
Open Access
Open-access (OA) literature
is digital, online, free of
charge, and free of most
copyright and licensing
restrictions.
Peter Suber, 2004
:: respect for discipline/author intent ::
FUTURE PUBLICATION
FACULTY-MENTORED RESEARCH
CREATIVE WRITING
:: teachable moments ::
:: student peer-reviewed
:: open access
:: born digital
:: authors retain copyright
publishing as
pedagogy
“In our view the most important lesson from this
recent article in Science is that the publishing community
needs stronger mechanisms to help identify reliable and
rigorous journals and publishers, regardless of access
or business model.” (OASPA)
:: thanks ::
Stephanie [email protected]
http://works.bepress.com/stephanie_davis_kahl
http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu
:: attribution/resourc
es :: Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR), “FAQ: What is the definition of undergraduate research?” RetrievedOctober 23, 2013 from http://www.cur.org/about_cur/frequently_asked_questions_/#2
Richard A. Cherwitz, “Intellectual Entrepreneurship: Can Intellectuals Innovate in Ways that Produce a Better World?” Retrieved October 23, 2013 from http://replay.web.archive.org/20090131123626/http://whitman.syr.edu/eee/campus/ie.asp
Peter Suber, Definition of open access, Retrieved October 23, 2013 from http://legacy.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm
Clifford A. Lynch, "Institutional Repositories: Essential Infrastructure for Scholarship in the Digital Age," ARL: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC, no. 226 (2003), http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/br/br226/br226ir.shtml
Fast Monster by Victoria Poll (used with permission)
Illinois Capital Dome by Michael Linden( CC-BY-NC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlinden/5691471091/
Future Tools of the Future! by ScottElliottSmithson (CC BY-NC-ND; http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtwpuck/6369705813)