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What is NCSU Doing?
NCSU Scholarly Publications Repository
Scholarly Communication Center
Digital Scholarship Projects
NCSU Copyright Regulation
NCSU Scholarly Publications Repository
The NCSU Libraries has developed the Scholarly Publications Repository (SPR) in response to the growth of digital scholarship being generated at NC State University. It provides access to digital scholarly materials created by NC State faculty, graduate students, and researchers. Repositories complement existing systems of scholarly communication, creating new opportunities for scholars worldwide to freely access research that would otherwise be inaccessible. Many academic institutions in the U.S. and around the world have established similar repositories.
An Advisory Council has been established to guide the creation of repository policies and services, in an advisory capacity to the Vice Provost and Director of Libraries and the University Library Committee.
One purpose of the repository is to increase the visibility of NC State scholarship. It includes both bibliographic citations and full-text content. A number of studies have shown that journal articles that are openly available on the Internet are cited more frequently than articles not openly available. Placing material in the repository does not alter a work's copyright ownership.
Content in the repository is accessible via web search engines such as Google. The repository infrastructure is capable of holding many different types of materials-articles, chapters, books, technical reports, patents, and conference papers, as well as associated data files, including audio and video. The Libraries is committed to maintaining the repository contents indefinitely with a permanent, citable URL for each item.
Scholarly Communication Center
As part of the NCSU Libraries Learning and Research Center for the Digital Age (LRCDA), the Scholarly Communication Center supports the university's research, teaching, and service mission by guiding both the Libraries and NC State's faculty, students, and staff in matters relating to the dissemination and use of knowledge. We strongly encourage and support the role of the research library in the scholarly communication process, including the exercise of full rights under the fair use section of the copyright law.
Digital Scholarship Projects
The NCSU Libraries' Digital Scholarship Projects part of the Learning and
Research Center for the Digital Age (LRCDA). The Center is developing a program
to facilitate the Libraries' collaboration with faculty members who are engaged
in creating and publishing digital scholarly content.
NCSU Copyright Regulation
NCSU has developed a copyright policy that seeks to balance the legitimate rights and responsibilities of the university, its faculty, staff, and students in order to encourage a scholarly atmosphere that enhances NC State's ability to meet its tripartite mission of teaching, research, and service.
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