University Library
System, University of
Pittsburgh
D-Scribe Digital
Publishing
Our Digital Initiatives
• Scholarly E-Journals
• Institutional and Subject-Based Repositories
• Digital Collections
D-Scribe Digital Publishing
• D-scribe contains over 100 thematic digital collections
published by the ULS.
• With over 100,000 digital objects, D-scribe contains photos,
manuscripts, maps, books, journal articles, electronic
theses and dissertations, government documents and other
grey literature such as working papers, white papers and
technical reports.
• The content of D-Scribe is drawn from a variety of sources
including selective digitization of ULS print collections and
direct author contributions from the global research
community.
• Most items in D-Scribe are available through Open Access
and are freely accessible to users worldwide.
ULS E-Journal Publishing
• Our Mission
• Support researchers in
– efficient knowledge production
– rapid dissemination of new research
– Open access to scholarly information
• Build collaborative partnerships around the world
• Improve the production and sharing of scholarly
research
• Support innovative publishing services
Publishing Services We Provide
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Hardware and software hosting services
Graphic design services
Scanning and digitization services
Consultation in editorial workflow management
Training for editors, reviewers, etc.
ISSN, DOI (Digital Object Identifier) registration
Help in establishing formal acceptance and
recognition of your scholarly content
• Advice on Open Access & e-publishing to share
research on a global scale
Journals in Production
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Bolivian Studies Journal
CINEJ Cinema Journal
Contemporaneity: Historical Presence in Visual Culture
EMAJ: Emerging Markets Journal
Ethnology: An International Journal of Cultural and
Social Anthropology
Études Ricœuriennes/Ricœur Studies
Excellence in Higher Education
International Journal of Telerehabilitation
Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy
Revista Iberoamericana
Journals in Development
• Biblios: Revista de Bibliotecología y Ciencias de la Información
• Health, Culture and Society
• Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied Biotechnology
Letters
• Journal of Law and Commerce
• Journal of Technology, Law, and Policy
• Motivational Interviewing: Training, Research,
Implementation Practice
• Pitt Political Review
• Pittsburgh Journal of Environmental and Public Health Law
• Pittsburgh Tax Review
• Timely Interventions: A Translational Journal of Public Policy
Debate
• University of Pittsburgh Law Review
Open Journal Systems (OJS)
• Manuscript management and publication system developed by
the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) to expand and improve
access to research
• PKP was founded by John Willinksy in the Faculty of Education at
the University of British Columbia in 1998
• Offered freely to the world
• Supported by a large user community moderated by PKP staff
• As of April 2011, there are over 9,000 installations around the
world
• Can accommodate open access, delayed open access, and
subscription material
OJS
OJS Features
• OJS is installed locally and locally controlled
• Editors configure requirements, sections, review
process, etc.
• Subscription module with delayed open access options
• Comprehensive indexing of content part of global
system
• Reading Tools for content, based on field and editors'
choice
• Email notification and commenting ability for readers
• Complete context-sensitive online Help support
OJS continued
• Online submission and management of all content
• Blind, double-blind, or open peer-review processes
• Online management of copyediting, layout, and
proofreading
• Delegation of editorial responsibilities according to
journal sections
• Management of publication schedule and ongoing
journal archiving
• Customizable presentation features multilingual
interface supporting 10 languages
• Support for a variety of reader tools, such as RSS feeds
and share buttons
• Journal statistics
Subject-Based Repositories
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Aphasiology Archive
Archive of European Integration
D-Scholarship
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Industry Studies Working Papers
Minority Health and Health EquityArchive
PhilSci-Archive
EPrints
• A generic repository-building software with the flexibility
for high-level customization developed by the University of
Southampton, UK for building digital repositories.
• Offered freely to the world
• Supported by a limited user community moderated by
EPrints staff
• Approximately 269 known repositories throughout the
world
• Can support open access and restricted content
Eprints
• Author self-archiving: Authors contribute work
directly to the archive
• Reliable scholarly content: Archive administrators
maintain control over repository’s contents
• Enhanced visibility: Content is searchable through
Google Scholar, other internet browsers, and Open
Access directories
• Improved searchability and navigation: Advanced
browsing options and full-text searching of every word
in all documents
• Rapid dissemination of new knowledge: Sharing
through social networking tools, RSS feeds, and email
alerts
EPrints continued
• Permanent storage and preservation: A secure,
stable repository for research and information,
maintained in perpetuity
• Open access: Authors may retain copyright through
Creative Commons licensing
• The life cycle of scholarship: Deposit multiple
versions of a document, from early manuscripts to
the final referred version of a published article
• Know your scholarship’s impact: Usage data for
archive content
Digital Research Library (DRL)
• Through a partnership between the ULS and the
University of Pittsburgh Press, the DRL publishes
online over 745 books published by the Press
• The Press negotiated separate licenses with each
author to publish these books online via Open
Acess
• The DRL both digitizes these books and publishes
them online using Digital Library eXtentsion
Service
• These books soon will be moving to Fedora
Commons and Islandora
Additional Digital Collections
• Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame with Dr.
Alison Stones (History of Art and
Architecture).
• Free at Last? Slavery in Pittsburgh in the 18th
and 19th Centuries, a partnership with Pitt’s
Office of Public Affairs and the Heinz History
Center
• Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections drawn
from seven libraries and archives in Pittsburgh
ULS D-Scribe Digital Publishing
• http://www.library.pitt.edu/dscribe