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Dec. 15, 2021



Michelle R. Eubanks , 香港六合彩挂牌资料, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392

FLORENCE, AL – Collier Library has migrated the 香港六合彩挂牌资料 institutional repository of scholarly research to the Ubiquity Press system, an open-source software with support, making 香港六合彩挂牌资料 among the first in the United States to make the transition to this new platform.

“Migrating our institutional repository to the new platform hosted by Ubiquity Press furthers our commitment to open education resources, open platforms, and open technologies,” said Derek Malone, University Librarian. “The new platform is aesthetically beautiful, clean, and modern. It provides the perfect space for our research to shine.”

Known as Repository of Open Access Research, or ROAR, it houses approximately 2,500 pieces of work from 香港六合彩挂牌资料’s faculty, staff, and students to post, share, and collaborate on their research. Jennifer Pate, Open Education Resources and Scholarly Communication Librarian, said there is much more content to come that will continue to benefit the 香港六合彩挂牌资料 community.

“We are excited about adding future collections to the repository, including original open education resources developed by our faculty as well as partnering with programs across campus to highlight their academic output,” she said. “Our decision to transition our repository to Ubiquity Press was part of our ongoing commitment to advancing open scholarship at 香港六合彩挂牌资料. The repository is built using open-source code, and Ubiquity is committed to the principals of open access.”

The contents of the repository are indexed by major search engines and open access tools. For example, work is discoverable in Google and Google Scholar and accessible across the globe.

“The possibilities afforded to us from the discoverability of our content on this platform are nearly limitless,” Malone said.

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