Location
Cook Library 209A & Room B
Presentation Type
Full Concurrent Session
Start Date
28-4-2023 9:00 AM
Description
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is launching a new open access repository using the Digital Commons platform. I was hired to make this happen. Starting with nothing, my first question was, so now what? I will discuss the challenges faced with having zero institutional knowledge and having a skill set grown under a very different focus. More generally, I will discuss why repositories are important, especially in an age where everyone Googles first. I would like to explore the lie of ubiquitous information, and the role libraries should be playing in promoting unique local content.
New, New, New: UAB’s New Repository on a New Platform with a New Librarian
Cook Library 209A & Room B
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is launching a new open access repository using the Digital Commons platform. I was hired to make this happen. Starting with nothing, my first question was, so now what? I will discuss the challenges faced with having zero institutional knowledge and having a skill set grown under a very different focus. More generally, I will discuss why repositories are important, especially in an age where everyone Googles first. I would like to explore the lie of ubiquitous information, and the role libraries should be playing in promoting unique local content.
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